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Waymo details custom chip for sixth-generation robotaxi system
Waymo said it built a 5 nm custom ASIC for its sixth-generation self-driving system, designed to process raw sensor data before it reaches the core driving computer. The company says the chip delivers more than 1,000 TOPS; the Ojai robotaxi uses 13 high-fidelity cameras. TechCrunch reports that Waym…
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Every published event attached to Waymo, newest first.
August 2026 20 events
- Waymo says custom chip handles robotaxi sensor processing
- Nevada approves permits for up to 8,000 robotaxis in Clark County
- Waymo unveils 5nm sensor-processing ASIC for autonomous driving
- Waymo details custom sensor-processing chip for robotaxis
- Waymo opens next-generation robotaxi to riders in three cities
- Physical-AI startups drew $47.4 billion in first-half venture funding, Crunchbase says
- California approval expands Waymo's paid driverless service area
- Waymo Fatality Likely Not-At-Fault: Here Are New Details And What-Ifs
- Uber, Waymo go from robotaxi partners to competitors
- Chinese EVs blocked from US buyers are still pouring into Waymo's robotaxi fleet
- Waymo Begins Full Autonomous Ride Hailing Services in Dallas
- While one American company runs half a million driverless rides a week using cameras, lidar and radar together, the other has logged 14 crashes in about 800,000 miles of robotaxi service with a paid human sitting in the front seat
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- Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry
- Waymo reportedly plans independent Austin robotaxi service
- Africa's funding reset leaves early-stage tech founders behind
- 'They've Had Their Fair Share of Issues': Uber Wants to Avoid Tech Backlash While Building Its Giant Robotaxi Fleet
- Studying "Fault" In Robotaxi Crashes; Tesla's Not Getting Hit Enough
- Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone
- Americans Can't Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands
- Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it
July 2026 30 events
- Waymo Resumes Freeway Operations After Software Fix
- Waymo Transforms the Autonomous Experience as Gemini AI Meets the Ojai Robotaxi Platform
- San Francisco officials back robotaxi federal bill following Waymo incidents
- Say hi to new Ojai in-car experience
- Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways
- San Antonio robotaxi turf war brewing between Tesla and Waymo
- Waymo, robotaxi operators face fresh scrutiny over emergency response failures
- Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Crash Less Often Than Human Drivers: Study
- I ditched Uber for a driverless robotaxi in San Francisco, here's why I'm never going back
- IIHS Study Claims Waymo Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
- Waymo explores ending Uber partnership, Financial Times reports
- Waymo Cars Record 68% Fewer Crashes Than Human Drivers
Show 18 earlier events
- Waymo's driverless cars crash way less often than humans: report
- Waymo robotaxi not at fault for weekend Las Vegas crash, company says
- California bill would fine Waymo $10K for blocking first responders
- San Francisco mayor urges state to tighten robotaxi regulations after recent Waymo disruptions
- San Francisco seeks tougher robotaxi rules after Waymo meltdown fed holiday traffic chaos
- As robotaxi riders spill drinks, food and fall asleep, cars call 911
- Sunday Robotics says its robot can fold clothes it has never seen in unfamiliar homes
- Waymo really wants to operate in D.C. But does D.C. want Waymo?
- DC Council holds hearing on Waymo robotaxi bill
- Sleeping robotaxi riders are triggering 911 calls and straining first responders
- Uber's robotaxi lobbying effort puts it on a collision course with Waymo
- Tesla Says It's Building a Wheelchair-Accessible Robotaxi
- NHTSA Directs Autonomous Vehicle Developers to Prevent Interference With First Responders
- Zoox's robotaxi is gaining active users. Is it catching up to Waymo?
- Waymo launching robotaxi service in Denver. But only for its own workers.
- New Jersey bill would require AVs to use 3 sensing technologies
- Waymo Calls Police on Teenage Riders Who Were Drinking, Firing Fake Guns from Robotaxi: Cops
- Waymo to start fully driverless robotaxi service in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver
May 2026 5 events
- Waymo's newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
- Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
- U.S. Regulator Opens Probe Into Avride Self-Driving Crashes
- California Approves Rules to Ticket Driverless Cars That Violate Traffic Laws
- Uber plans to turn driver fleet into sensor grid for autonomous-vehicle companies
April 2026 6 events
- First Responders Say Waymo Robotaxis Are 'Backsliding' and Committing More Traffic Violations
- Humble emerges with $24M seed for cabless autonomous electric freight truck
- Tesla expands Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
- Autonomous Vehicle Funding More Than Triples to Record $21.4 Billion in 2026
- Volkswagen MOIA and Uber Begin Self-Driving Vehicle Tests in Los Angeles
- Robotaxi companies decline to disclose remote operator intervention rates