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Google Stock: How Explosive 50% Cloud Growth Could Propel Shares To Record Highs

Google stock 2026: Discover why Alphabet's Cloud revenue could surge 50% and how Waymo's 1 million rides per week aim to drive shares to new record highs.

International Business Times UK

Is Tesla Stock a Buy Under $500?

Tesla closed at just below $500 on Monday due to a Waymo outage and is the closest it's ever been to breaking through $500.

Barchart

Here’s Why Waymo’s Robotaxis Freaked Out During The San Francisco Outage

The ride-hailing company’s autonomous taxis were seen blocking intersections. Here’s why that happened.

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‘Bet that took Waymo time’: Driverless car goes in circles for ten minutes with passenger stuck in the back

Hope the customer didn't get charged for the extra miles.

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Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage

Waymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day

The Independent UK

Waymo resumes service after driverless cars caused jams during San Francisco blackout

About a third of the city lost power this weekend

The Independent UK

Detroit's Automakers Have A Gas Problem

Why breaking up with gas—especially big trucks—is hard to do for the Big Three. Plus, Tesla’s Robotaxi program is growing fast.

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Waymo resumes self-driving car service after San Francisco power outage baffled vehicles

The robotaxis service was suspended for hours as vehicles struggled to read malfunctioning stoplights amid a city-wide power outage.

Euronews

Chinese robotaxis due in London next year as Lyft and Uber reveal tie-ups

Firms agree deals with Beijing-based Baidu to take self-driving cabs to UK capital

The Guardian - UK

When The Power Went Out In San Francisco, So Did Waymo’s Robotaxis

The driverless taxis caused gridlock after the lights went out in the Bay Area.

InsideEVs

Uber and Lyft team up with Baidu to bring fully driverless taxis to London in 2026

American and Chinese partnerships join Waymo in trialling autonomous all-electric cabs in the UK from next year

The Independent UK

Mass power outages black out large parts of San Francisco and disrupt traffic

Traffic signals failed in large portions of the California city while Waymo robotaxis stopped in streets and intersections

The Guardian - US

Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackout

It was not immediately clear when Waymo’s service would be restored in San Francisco

The Independent UK

The Teamsters Want To Keep Transportation Costs Higher

The union isn't pro-growth or pro-consumer. It's a lobby for workers.

Reason

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Why a SpaceX IPO Could Be a Major Catalyst for GOOGL Stock

GOOGL's $900 million investment in SpaceX in 2015 could turn into more than $110 billion in value if the company IPOs near the $1.5 trillion mark in 2026.

Fortune

Amazon’s ride-hailing exec wants to move people around in robotaxis: ‘If you’re with friends it’s dramatically more social’

According to Zoox cofounder Jesse Levinson, Amazon’s robotaxi subsidiary could have a “profoundly huge” market of people simply wanting to travel around cities.

Barchart

39,000 Reasons to Consider Selling Tesla Stock Here

Tesla’s U.S. sales appear to have dropped sharply in November, suggesting that the strategy it’s using to combat the expiration of tax credits is not working very well. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s firm is facing a host of other problems.

InsideEVs

Tesla Is Finally Letting Robotaxis Drive Solo In Austin. Now Comes The Hard Part

The automaker has started testing robotaxis without human safety drivers on board after years of promises.

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After these Waymo controversies, we’ll stick with Uber

Waymos are clearly still learning on the job.

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‘My car is driving in the middle of it’: Self-driving car ignores obvious danger and drives straight into something that has viewers saying they’ll never use the service

Tesla's autopilot be like, 'First time?'

International Business Times

Waymo Recalls Over 3,000 Self-Driving Vehicles Due to Software Glitch

Waymo recalls over 3,000 self-driving cars after a software glitch caused them to illegally pass stopped school buses.

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‘He’s just as scared as you’: Woman orders Waymo but is shocked to find a man stuck in the trunk of the car

What was he even doing back there?

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Woman’s mid-drive scream sets off alarms in a Waymo, then the robotaxi detects unusual activity and phones the police

Now, that's not what we have come to expect from them.

The Independent UK

Woman gives birth in Waymo after self-driving taxi alerted 911 to ‘unusual activity’

The company stated its rider support team detected ’unusual activity’ but declined to elaborate on how the vehicle knew something was amiss

The Conversation

Driverless taxis are heading to the UK, but it’s still not clear who to blame when something goes wrong

Driverless taxis are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then a fleet arrives all at once. The US firms Waymo and Uber have both said their vehicles will be on the streets of London in 2026.

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