Waymo unveiled its sixth-generation self-driving system on Monday. Waymo Waymo unveiled its latest robotaxi, which is manufactured by Chinese Tesla rival Zeekr. The Google-backed company is expanding rapidly and now provides about 100,000 trips a week. Waymo has little competition, ...

Autonomous vehicle companies use simulators to train their self-driving systems and teach them how to react to “agents” — things like pedestrians, cyclists, traffic signals and other cars. To have a truly advanced AV system, those agents need to behave ...