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The robotaxi company has come under scrutiny for its use of remote assistants, some of whom are based in the Philippines. The robotaxi company has come under scrutiny for its use of remote assistants, ...

Self-driving-vehicle companies are revealing new details about their safety-critical “remote assistance” programs—but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Waymo autonomous vehicle is shown in San Francisco on Jan. 23, 2026. Waymo disclosed during a U.S. Senate hearing this week that ...

Passengers riding in an electric Jaguar I-Pace car outfitted with Waymo full self-driving technology in Santa Monica. Credit: (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Waymo has long ...

An admission by a Waymo executive during a U.S. Senate hearing has drawn renewed scrutiny to how autonomous vehicles operate when technology alone is not enough. “The Waymo phones a human friend for ...

Lawmakers ask questions on Waymo’s use of remote assistance Robotaxis can reject suggestions from remote personnel In rare circumstances, personnel could move stopped Waymo vehicles WASHINGTON— ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet self-driving unit Waymo on Tuesday defended its use of remote assistance personnel in the face of questions from Congress and said they have never been used to ...

At a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers pressed Waymo chief safety officer Mauricio Peña about the company’s reliance on overseas workers who help guide vehicles in certain situations. The ...

President Trump’s January 2025 memorandum delivered a blunt operational directive: End broad remote work in the federal government and restore full-time, in-person duty stations. Although many leaders ...