Waymo disclosed during a U.S. Senate hearing that its self-driving vehicles sometimes receive guidance from remote workers in ...

Waymo defended its China-linked robotaxi plans and offshore operators as lawmakers raised national security and labor ...

"They provide guidance." The post It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines appeared first on ...

Waymo chief safety officer Mauricio Pena told the Congressional hearing that some workers providing “guidance” to vehicles driving on US roads are overseas, including in the Philippines. “They do not ...

These “fleet response agents” don’t drive the vehicles remotely, the company has clarified. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Lawmakers question behind-the-scenes human involvement as autonomous driving technology expands nationwide rapidly.

Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, ...

The company's chief safety officer testified before lawmakers on Wednesday, Feb. 4, less than two weeks after a child was hit ...

Waymo revealed it uses live human agents overseas to assist self-driving cars, prompting US lawmakers to warn of ...

At a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers pressed Waymo chief safety officer Mauricio Peña about the company’s ...

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts and articles claiming that Waymo’s robotaxis are being secretly controlled by teleoperators in the Philippines. The claims stem from a Senate Commerce Committee hearing ...

In testimony before the U.S. Senate, a top Waymo executive revealed that the autonomous vehicle company uses remote workers in the Philippines to assist its self-driving cars.