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Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines | TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/111233-waymo-admits-autopilot-often-guys-philippines.html

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana expects the company to hit 1M paid weekly robotaxi rides in the US by the end of 2026, up from ~400K per week in six cities now (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

It Turns Out That When Waymos ('self-driving taxis' in the US) Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines* "They provide guidance."
*) According to Waymo, some operators live in the US, but others much further away, including in the Philippines
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It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/emergency-responders-roadside-assistance-waymo

Emergency Responders Say They’re Now Unpaid “Roadside Assistance” for Confused Waymos
First responders at San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management are fed up with having to deal with blundering Waymo robotaxis.

Huh, what do you know. Waymo (autonomous taxis in use in the US) seem less capable than we've been led to believe: https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymos-controlled-workers-philippines

Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber, with safety features such as PIN verification, real-time tracking, and audio recordings (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/lyft-teen-accounts-uber-rideshare-waymo.html…

Lyft debuts teen accounts more than two years after Uber
CEO David Risher also addressed the company's autonomous vehicle strategy amid rising competition from Waymo, Uber and Tesla.

Resulta que los Waymos estšn siendo controlados por trabajadores en Filipinas
“It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines”
https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymos-controlled-workers-philippines

Ah, the future is great.
A Waymo robotaxi blocked an ambulance from responding to the scene of a mass shooting in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, EMS and Waymo officials confirmed.
“A driverless vehicle was stopped in the area while our crews were responding to this morning’s shooting, and it did briefly interfere with access for one ambulance,” Austin-Tr…

Waymo Says It Has Nothing to Say After Its Self-Driving Taxi Blocked an Ambulance Responding to a Mass Shooting
Footage shows a Waymo robotaxi blocking an ambulance with its lights flashing as it tried to reach the scene of a deadly shooting.

Waymo “self-driving” may be due for some extra scrutiny.

During a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Waymo’s chief safety officer,
Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company’s use of Chinese-made vehicles
and reliance on overseas workers, as Business Insider reports.
The stakes and public safety implications are considerable.
The news comes roughly a week after a Waymo robotaxi struck and injured a child near a Santa Monica, California, elementary school…

It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

Waymo
– the driver-less taxi company is about to get a $16bn cash injection to further expand its business to cities all around the world.
Smaller American metro areas like Sacramento and Nashville are next up to get Waymo service,
as are global capitals like London and Tokyo.
Fleets of robotaxis are seeming more and more inevitable.
It all can start to feel rather nihilistic.
Last year, the CEO of Waymo told a live audience that society will accept a …