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SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — The executive who steered the transformation of Google’s self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job. John Krafcik announced his departure as CEO of Waymo, a company spun out from Google, in a Friday blog post that cited his desire to enjoy life as the world emerges from the pandemic. “I’m looking forward to a refresh period, reconnecting with old friends and family, and… Source link

Waymo LLC Chief Executive John Krafcik said he is stepping down from his role, bringing an end to the former auto executive’s more than five-year tenure leading Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous-vehicle unit. The company said Friday that it is promoting its chief technology and operating officers, Dmitri Dolgov and Tekedra Mawakana, to lead a decade-old effort to make self-driving cars a reality. They will share the title of co-chief executive. After… Source link

John Krafcik, chief executive of the Google self-driving spin-off Waymo, has stepped down from the $30bn group after more than five years and will be replaced by two top executives, the company said on Friday.  Krafcik, who will remain as an adviser, said he was leaving Waymo to “kick off new adventures”, citing taking a “refresh period”, spending time with friends and family, and travelling, according to a blog post. He told the Financial Times he had planned to… Source link

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — The executive who steered the transformation of Google’s self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job. John Krafcik announced his departure as CEO of Waymo, a company spun out from Google, in a Friday blog post that cited his desire to enjoy life as the world emerges from the pandemic. “I’m looking forward to a refresh period, reconnecting with old friends and family,… Source link

This past winter, our team hit a major milestone. Our driverless vehicles surpassed 10 million kilometers (more than 6 million miles) in autonomous mode. The majority of these kilometers were driven in Moscow, one of the most challenging cities in the world with many kinds of bad weather throughout the year. Difficult weather conditions pose a challenge for self-driving vehicles. They not only reduce visibility but also make road surfaces more slippery. These conditions create different… Source link

FILE PHOTO: Former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski leaves the federal court after his arraignment hearing in San Jose, California, U.S. August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had given a full pardon to a former Google engineer sentenced for stealing a trade secret on self-driving cars months before he briefly headed Uber Technologies Inc’s rival unit. Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced in August to 18… Source link

FILE PHOTO: Former Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski leaves the federal court after his arraignment hearing in San Jose, California, U.S. August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had given a full pardon to a former Google engineer sentenced for stealing a trade secret on self-driving cars months before he briefly headed Uber Technologies Inc’s rival unit. Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced in August to 18… Source link

TipRanks 2 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 10%; Here’s What You Need to Know Stock markets are up and holding near record high levels, a condition that would usually make life difficult for dividend investors. High market values normally lead to lower dividend yields – but even in today’s climate, it’s still possible to find a high-yielding dividend payer. You need to look carefully, however. The market story of the past year has been unusual, to say the least. Last winter saw… Source link

As countries across the world are rushing to stem the spread of the coronavirus, many are closing doors to eat-in diners. Amid this scenario, a growing number of startups are aiming to deliver restaurant or supermarket food to your home in the tamper-proof compartment of a robot-on-wheels. Reuters Also Read: Precautions Food Delivery Chains Are Taking To Ensure Customers & Riders Are Safe From COVID-19 One such company is a Russian Internet giant Yandex which is… Source link

Self-driving cars are yet to become the everyday reality in Europe, but one European tech giant is racing to compete with Google’s Waymo and Uber on autonomous vehicles. Russia’s Yandex has been developing autonomous vehicles since 2016, and in the four years since says it has racked up 4 million driverless kilometers across its operating markets of Russia, Israel, and latterly the US. Longtime Yandex engineer Dmitry Polishchuk runs the firm’s self-driving division,… Source link