Waymo

The Robot Report Podcast’s guests this week are Mario Mauerer from maxon motor and David Koelle of Charles River Analytics.

Bedrock Robotics has raised money to scale autonomous construction fleets, tackling labor shortages with operator-less machines.

The podcast guest this week is Kevin Damoa, founder and CEO of Glid Technologies.

Waymo plans to continue its expansion across locations, citing statistics showing that self-driving cars are safer than human drivers.

After its autonomous vehicle struck the child, Waymo said she sustained minor injuries, stood up immediately, and walked to the sidewalk.

The podcast guest this week is Spencer Krause, co-founder and CEO of SKA Robotics and co-founder of Tension Dynamics.

The editorial team reviews 2025’s top robotics stories, including iRobot’s bankruptcy, the humanoid boom, and Waymo’s scaling.

In its investigation, the NHTSA said a Waymo AV in Atlanta failed to remain stopped when approaching a school bus.

Waymo is starting manual driving in its newest cities this week. The company did not specify a timeline for commercial robotaxi launch.

Kristian Kassow, co-founder of Universal Robots and managing director of Kassow Robots, discusses cobot innovations in the podcast.

Waymo plans to more than double the number of cities it will operate a commercial robotaxi service in next year.

Waymo said it has entered a new phase of commercial scale, doubling the number of cities it operates in without a human specialist in the car.

Fareed Aljawhari shares his journey from creative director to robotics CEO, focusing on smart cities with Micropolis.

Waymo also expanded its service area in the San Francisco Bay Area. Take a look at the new robotaxi map.

Waymo also gave a look at how it has fortified its autonomous driver for operations winter weather conditions.

Check out the latest ag robotics from FIRA 2025, and hear about a new incubator called The Reservoir, with founder Danny Bernstein.

In this episode, we recap RoboBusiness 2025 and talk to 10 of the startups at the event to learn more about their systems.

Over the coming months, Waymo plans to lay the groundwork for U.K. service in collaboration with its fleet partner Moove.

Adrian Stoch discusses his transition from GXO to Hai Robotics, customer-centric innovation, and the future of automation.

For robots to be predictable and adaptive, they need a priority-based architecture and a new legal model, argues a researcher.

Waymo can operate eight autonomous vehicles, with safety drivers, in NYC until late September, when it can apply for another permit.

Waymo currently operates fully autonomous robotaxi services in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin.