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Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a ...
The move comes less than a month after Waymo opened up its robotaxi service to anyone looking for a ride in an 80-square-mile (129-square-kilometer) expanse in Los Angeles, extending its reach ...
Waymo is one of the frontrunners of robtoaxi race, offering the public more than 100,000 rides, according to the company. Jason Henry/AFP via Getty Images GM has bowed out of the robotaxi race for ...
Meanwhile, Waymo's robotaxis have driven more than 20 million fully autonomous miles and provided more than 2 million rides to passengers without encountering a serious accident that resulted in its operations being sidelined. That safety record is a stark contrast to one of its early rivals, Cruise, a robotaxi service owned by General Motors.
Ride-hailing stalwart Uber is in focus this week, as robotaxi challenges from Waymo and others may cut into its future prospects. But Uber has its own autonomous vehicle (AV) ambitions, making the ...
Waymo has been by far the most successful, with the robotaxi startup now offering 150,000 paid rides a week and planning to expand into a host of cities next year. Waymo has also faced regulatory ...
A Waymo robotaxi killed a dog in San Francisco while in "autonomous mode" in May 2023. [131] In February 2024, a driverless Waymo robotaxi struck a cyclist in San Francisco. [132] Later that same month, Waymo issued recalls for 444 of its vehicles after two hit the same truck being towed on a highway. [133] [134] [135]
Uber announced Friday it is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to offer robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta beginning in early 2025. Shares of Uber jumped 5% on the news ...