Waymo Is Now Allowed to Carry Passengers in Its Self-driving Cars in California
Posted on Jul 3, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Waymo Is Now Allowed to Carry Passengers in Its Self-driving Cars in California
Waymo has received a permit to carry passengers in its self-driving vehicles in California. The permit, which was issued by the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday, allows Waymo to carry passengers in autonomous vehicles on California highways, though the Google spinoff cannot charge them for rides, and the vehicles must have a safety driver behind the wheel. Waymo is the...
Indonesia Requires Registration of Ride-Hailing Companies
Posted on Apr 4, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Indonesia Requires Registration of Ride-Hailing Companies
The government of Indonesia recently announced that ride-hailing companies in that country could not be registered as technology companies, but must be registered as transportation companies. This transition would give more protection to the companies’ drivers. Currently, the regulation applies only to cars, but motorcycle-taxi drivers would like the rules to be expanded for their...
Waymo Must Show “Actual Use” In Trial Against Uber
Posted on Jan 5, 2018 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Waymo Must Show “Actual Use” In Trial Against Uber
U.S. District Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California recently issued revised jury instructions in advance of the February trial between Waymo and Uber regarding trade secret misappropriation—specifically, the use of Waymo’s self-driving car technology. The proposed jury instructions require Waymo to prove actual use of the trade secrets, as opposed to merely proving...
Waymo Driverless Ride-Hailing Service Will Insure Passengers Through Insurance Tech Start-Up
Posted on Dec 19, 2017 in Industry News, Insurance Developments and Trends, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Waymo Driverless Ride-Hailing Service Will Insure Passengers Through Insurance Tech Start-Up
Waymo LLC recently announced that it will use Trov Inc., a five-year old insurance start-up, to insure riders using its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo, which is the autonomous car unit of Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent), is hoping to beat others in the auto and ride-hailing industry to introduce its fleet of driverless vehicles; Waymo CEO stated in November 2017 that they were...
New Investments in Trucking Logistics
Posted on Jul 26, 2017 in Industry News | Comments Off on New Investments in Trucking Logistics
A trucking logistics company, called Convoy, recently raised a new round of funding, and its investors include Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. Convoy’s software links up truckers with nearby shipping jobs, in what has been billed as “Uber for trucking.” (Uber itself now has a similar service, called Uber Freight.) The company bills itself as helping the trucking market cut costs and...
