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Waymo originated as a branch of Google, which pioneered the self-driving car in 2009 and advertised the project as “the world’s first fully driverless ride.” Co-founders Sebastian Thrun and Anthony Levandowski split their company off from Google in 2016, renaming it Waymo.

Self-driving car company Waymo builds safer future for the road

by Suhani Gupta and Mendy Mao October 17, 2024

Every day, the average American spends roughly an hour behind the wheel, facing a one-in-107 chance of dying in a car crash. For some drivers, self-driving cars promise a safer and less time-consuming...

Moral dilemmas arise with new self-driving cars and advanced artificial intelligence

Moral dilemmas arise with new self-driving cars and advanced artificial intelligence

by Srinath Somasundaram, Opinions Editor September 3, 2018

In October 2017, a bill titled the “AV Start Act,” designed to remove some restrictions on the operation of self-driving car technology, unanimously passed the Senate Commerce Committee in a significant...

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