Waymo robotaxis expand operations in Phoenix, San Francisco
Company is doubling the area in Phoenix where it picks up paying passengersannounced this week that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time.traversing the more challenging conditions in San Francisco.
The expansion marks the next leg in an ambitious journey aimed at creating a safer and cheaper alternative to ride-hailing services that depend on humans. The increased territory in the Phoenix area means Waymo's robotaxis will now pick up and drop off fare-paying passengers in an area spanning 180 square miles , doubling in size since late last year. Waymo's robotaxis now cover four times more territory than when they began giving rides to fare-paying passengers“We are feeling tremendous wind at our backs,” Saswat Panigrahi, Waymo's chief product officer, said in a briefing with reporters.
Waymo, which began as a secret project within Google more than a decade ago, is now hoping to carry that momentum into San Francisco, one of the most densely populated cities U.S. that is also renowned for hilly roads and frequent fog that can
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