by Randall McAdory | Oct 8, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Traffic, Waymo
In a recent Forbes article, David Margines (Waymo product manager for mapping) asks if the traffic congestion in Los Angles is different than the congestion experienced in San Francisco. This is important for Waymo to understand as the company rolls-out its autonomous...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 27, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, GM Cruise Automation, Waymo
CNBC is reporting that Morgan Stanley analysts have cut their valuation of Waymo by 40%. Morgan Stanley’s valuation of Waymo is still a hefty $105 billion. But this valuation level is down from $175 billion previously. The most significant factor contributing to...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 21, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Waymo
According to Drago Anguelov, Waymo’s principal scientist and head of research, Waymo is making available its autonomous driving data for the purposes of research. This Open Data Set ostensibly is to be used for research purposes. However, this also includes...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 4, 2019 | GM Cruise Automation, Tesla, Waymo
Morgan Stanley’s automotive analyst, Adam Jonas, believes that investors are not recognizing the value of Tesla’s autonomous vehicle technology. GM’s Cruise Automation and Waymo seem to get healthy valuations from Wall Street according Jonas. But it’s Tesla that...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 3, 2019 | Waymo
In December 2018, Waymo launched its self-driving car service, Waymo One, in metro Phoenix. Might this have been the word’s first autonomous ride-hailing business? Possibly. According to Larry Burns, author of Autonomy, the genesis of Waymo One goes back many years...
