Waymo (remote assistance)

Robot maker or lab, HQ United States. Disclosed Philippines-based remote operators at a US Senate hearing.

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2026-02-17 Waymo defends Philippines-based remote assistance thestar.com.my ↗ Secondary
2026-02 Waymo admits Philippines-based remote operators businessinsider.com ↗ Major outlet
2025-10-30 WOD-E2E released arxiv.org ↗ Major outlet
2025-04-24 Filipino self-driving annotators report halved pay equaltimes.org ↗ Secondary
2021-04-20 Waymo Open Motion Dataset released arxiv.org ↗ Major outlet
2019-12-10 Waymo Open Dataset (Perception) released arxiv.org ↗ Major outlet

Peña said that while some operators are located in the US, others work abroad, including in the Philippines.businessinsider.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-02

Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method