Waymo Says Genie 3 Simulations Can Help Boost Robotaxi Rollout

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo said it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3 AI model to create realistic, digital worlds for its autonomous driving technology to train on edge-case scenarios.

The self-driving tech developer published a blog post on Friday about a new Waymo World Model, built atop Genie 3’s ability to construct virtual environments based on text prompts. The collaboration with another segment of Google’s tech ecosystem will help the expansion of Waymo self-driving services across more markets, according to the company.

Genie 3 drew widespread renown last week with demonstrations of its so-called world-building capabilities, triggering a selloff in companies ...