Waymo has spent years positioning itself as the future of urban transportation, and by most measures, the Google-backed autonomous vehicle company has made serious inroads. Its driverless robotaxis

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Autonomous vehicles are already a reality on some of our streets and could become a major part of future transportation systems. Safety, of course, is the main concern, as with all vehicles. To help evaluate and improve its autonomous driving technology,

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Now, in a new research paper published today in Nature Communications, Waymo describes a new computer-based cognitive model that explains how human drivers make split-second decis

That extra help could go a long way, especially as robotaxi companies like Waymo and Zoox prepare to put more and more of their driverless cars on public roads in the United States and abroad. The findings were published this week in the journal Nature Communications.

Investors who bet on early autonomous vehicle market leaders could be handsomely rewarded, but the technology is still far from perfect.