Apple Putting the Brakes on ‘Project Titan’ Self-Driving Car Program, Confirms More Layoffs
Apple has confirmed it's putting the brakes on its self-driving car program and either relocating or laying off a significant amount of workers involved in the project. According to a new report from the San Francisco Chronicle, Apple said on Wednesday it planned to lay off 190 employees in its self-driving car program, "Project Titan," changes that provide...
CEO of Alphabet’s Waymo Says Paid Driverless Taxi Service to Launch in Coming Months
Waymo CEO John Krafcik spoke today at the WSJ D. Live Tech conference in Laguna Beach, where he said that the company is planning to launch a paid driverless taxi service in the coming months. The company launched an early-rider program a few years ago in Phoenix and has spent this time driving millions of miles...
Google Accuses Uber and Otto of Stealing Self-Driving Car Technology
Google’s self-driving car division, Waymo, is charging a former Waymo engineer, now at Uber's self-driving trucking company Otto, of stealing trade secrets by the gigabytes - claiming damages of at least $500 million USD. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in San Francisco federal court, Waymo accused former manager at Google's self-driving car project Anthony Levandowski of...