Based on Google DeepMind’s Genie 3, Waymo's new World Model can create “hyper-realistic” simulated Environments that train the AI on Situations that are rarely (or never) encountered in Real Life #AI #SelfDriving https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/02/waymo-leverages-genie-3-to-create-a-world-model-for-self-driving-cars/

So the robotaxi can handle six cities… but an open door turns it into a very expensive statue. 😼
Waymo is reportedly paying DoorDash drivers in Atlanta $6.25 to go close a Waymo door (plus $5 after verification), and Honk users in L.A. have been offered up to $24.
Who knew the final boss of autonomy was “please shut the door”?

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/02/13/1527208/waymo-is-asking-doordash-drivers-to-shut-the-doors-of-its-self-driving-cars

#Waymo #DoorDash #SelfDriving

Now DoorDash is closing doors.

Waymo Is Getting DoorDashers to Close Doors on Self Driving Cars

https://www.404media.co/waymo-is-getting-doordashers-to-close-doors-on-self-driving-cars/

#Waymo #DoorDash #SelfDriving #Cars #GigWorkers #Tech

Is a career in long-haul trucking soon to be a thing of the past? Aurora Innovations’ self-driving trucks can now travel nonstop on a 1,000-mile route between Fort Worth and Phoenix — exceeding what a human driver can legally accomplish. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/ZYkgKU

#Tech #AuroraInnovations #Transportation #SelfDriving #Technology

Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc)

곧 두바이에서 Uber 앱으로 자율주행 택시를 예약할 수 있게 됩니다. 해당 서비스는 바이두의 자율주행(로보택시) 기술을 활용한 상용화 사례로, 이용자가 기존 라이드헤일링 경험 안에서 자율주행 차량을 호출할 수 있도록 통합되는 것이 특징입니다.

https://x.com/Baidu_Inc/status/2021476165375172718

#uber #baidu #selfdriving #robotaxi #dubai

Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc)

Uber가 두바이에서 바이두(Baidu)의 자율주행 택시를 라이드헤일링 서비스에 도입했습니다. 이용자에게는 상업 운행 단계의 바이두 로보택시가 Uber 플랫폼을 통해 제공되며, 자율주행 기술의 실운행 확장 및 도시 교통 서비스 통합을 알리는 중요한 상용화 사례입니다.

https://x.com/Baidu_Inc/status/2021476367121134070

#uber #baidu #selfdriving #robotaxi #dubai

Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ (@ivanfioravanti)

다음 주에 @CPunella와 함께 이탈리아에서 Tesla의 FSD(Full Self-Driving)를 직접 시승해볼 예정이라는 기대를 표현한 트윗으로, Tesla 자율주행 기능의 실사용 테스트 사례에 대한 언급입니다.

https://x.com/ivanfioravanti/status/2021652958338031732

#tesla #fsd #selfdriving #autonomous

Hackaday Links: February 8, 2026 https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/
#HackadayColumns #Hackadaylinks #Bitcoin #Curiosityrover #Largehadroncollider #Mars #Microsoft #Nasa #Selfdriving #Waymo #Windows

Hackaday Links: February 8, 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/

These Thoughts Just Popped into My Mind, Self-Driving Cycling & Motorized Cycling…

The people doing all the beginning research & work from decades ago should have skipped automobiles-motorcycles & such, as they should phased-out or at worse- replaced with 1 per 10,000 of people or more with: solar panels on bodies, flying & self-driving versions of automobiles, with storage & room for many people. Gone right to our species (the normally used term is sexist) powered cycles, more or less than just two-wheels.

What you think?

I dislike the laziness & getting in the way & on non-motored pedestrians ways of motorized cycles, scooters & Etc..

With the above in consideration, do you consider:

Motorized cycles, scooters & Etc. actually cycles, scooters & Etc. or just different type of automobiles? After all they did exist extremely early on, before motorcycles,

&

Self-driving cycles, scooters & Etc. actually cycles, scooters & Etc. or not?
&
If not, then what do you consider them?

These Thoughts Just Popped into My Mind, Self-Driving Cycling & Motorized Cycling…

The people doing all the beginning research & work from decades ago should have skipped automobiles-motorcycles & such, as they should phased-out or at worse- replaced with 1 per 10,000 of people or more with: solar panels on bodies, flying & self-driving versions of automobiles, with storage & room for many people. Gone right to our species (the normally used term is sexist) powered cycles, more or less than just two-wheels.

What you think?

I dislike the laziness & getting in the way & on non-motored pedestrians ways of motorized cycles, scooters & Etc..

With the above in consideration, do you consider:

Motorized cycles, scooters & Etc. actually cycles, scooters & Etc. or just different type of automobiles? After all they did exist extremely early on, before motorcycles,

&

Self-driving cycles, scooters & Etc. actually cycles, scooters & Etc. or not?
&
If not, then what do you consider them?

Justine Moore (@venturetwins)

작성자는 정치인들이 무지한 척한다고 비난하며, Waymo가 드물게 사용하는 인적 지원 센터를 운영한다는 점을 지적합니다. 안전 데이터는 명확하다고 주장하며, 자율주행차에 반대하면 미국에서만 매년 약 4만 명의 목숨을 희생시키는 결과가 되며 반대 이유가 노조 보호라는 비판을 제기합니다.

https://x.com/venturetwins/status/2019870128008266140

#waymo #selfdriving #autonomousvehicles #safety

It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines

https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymos-controlled-workers-philippines

#tech #technology #cars #automation #autonomousdriving #autonomouscars #selfdriving #selfdrivingcars

Gulf Today (@gulftoday)

셰이크 함단이 두바이에서 자율주행차를 시승하며 미래 모빌리티를 강조하고, 공식 무인 택시 서비스 운영을 시작했다고 보도되었습니다(기사 출처: Gulf Today). 이는 두바이의 자율주행 상용화 추진과 공개 시연을 겸한 사건입니다.

https://x.com/gulftoday/status/2019456051523850355

#dubai #futureofmobility #selfdriving #robotaxi

Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc)

셰이크 함단이 두바이에서 자율주행 택시 운영을 공식 개시했습니다. 지역 지도자가 직접 출범을 알리며 도시 내 자율주행 상용 서비스 확장과 미래 모빌리티 도입 의지를 강조했습니다.

https://x.com/Baidu_Inc/status/2019598136256393368

#autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #dubai #mobility

MADrive: новый метод генерации сенсорных данных для автономного транспорта

Привет, Хабр! Меня зовут Виктор Юрченко, я руковожу командой симуляции сенсоров в автономном транспорте Яндекса. Основная задача, которая стоит перед нашей командой, — искать способы делать симуляции ближе к реальности в части сенсорных данных. И недавно сотрудники команды совместно с исследовательским отделом Яндекса разработали собственный метод для симуляции изображений в проездах — MADrive (Memory-Augmented Driving Scene Modeling). MADrive позволяет достоверно генерировать синтетические изображения для новых дорожных сценариев. Кроме того, для его работы был собран и выложен в опенсорс крупнейший открытый датасет автомобилей — MAD‑Cars. Он может быть полезен для различных задач 3DCV: от 3D‑реконструкции до генерации синтетических сцен. В этой статье расскажу, почему симуляции так важны для автономного транспорта, как работает MADrive и чем может быть полезен датасет MAD‑Cars.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/yandex/articles/991000/

#selfdriving #gaussian_splatting #simulation #computer_vision #опенсорс_яндекса #ml #симуляции_и_моделирование #cv

Waymo founder John Krafcik: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving has ‘bad case of myopia’

Tesla relies on a camera-only approach to navigate, under the assumption that if humans can drive using only eyes, a car should be able to do the same. In contrast, Waymo uses LiDAR, radar, and cameras to generate a high-definition representation of the vehicle's environment

#tesla #waymo #JohnKrafcik #lidar #autonomous #autonomousvehicle #selfdriving #automotive #auto #cars #transportation

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XV37mli89Vs

NVIDIA DRIVE (@NVIDIADRIVE)

엔비디아 창업자 겸 CEO 젠슨 황이 올라 켈레니우스와 메르세데스-벤츠 팀을 축하하며, 엔비디아 DRIVE AV 기반으로 제작된 신형 S-클래스 출시를 언급했습니다. 이 차량 출시는 AI 기반의 '안전 우선' 자율주행 구현에 있어 중요한 이정표로 소개되었으며, 메르세데스-벤츠의 140주년 기념과 함께 발표되었습니다.

https://x.com/NVIDIADRIVE/status/2017280650139631696

#nvidia #mercedesbenz #driveav #autonomy #selfdriving

Tesla is (still) trying to deceive investors into thinking it has SF Robotaxis

Tesla has once again suggested that it has Robotaxis operating in the San Francisco Bay Area, despite the company cannot legally operate autonomous vehicles in the state of California.

#SanFrancisco #California #robotaxi #tesla #selfdriving #automotive #atuo #cars #transportation

https://electrek.co/2026/01/28/tesla-is-still-trying-to-deceive-investors-into-thinking-it-has-sf-robotaxis/

Waymo unintentionally running that "Child or dumpster" experiment this week, only the dumpster in this case was a double-parked SUV.

First of all, I hope everyone involved makes a full recovery.

Second of all: Waymo hits the kid, because of course it does. But it hits the kid at 6MPH instead of 17.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/waymo-nhtsa-crash-child-school.html

#waymo #selfdriving