The Alphabet Inc. unit says it's the first company to operate autonomous ride programs in multiple cities.
Waymo is beginning to operate electric Jaguar I-PACE SUVs in San Francisco with no human safety driver at the wheel.Waymo, the first self-driving company to launch a U.S. robotaxi service, said it’s shifting to fully autonomous vehicle operation in San Francisco and expanding the service area where its Arizona robotaxi fleet operates into downtown Phoenix.
“We’re particularly excited about this next phase of our journey as we officially bring our rider-only technology to San Francisco—the city many of us at Waymo call home,” co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said in a blog post. “We’ve learned so much from our San Francisco Trusted Testers over the last six months, not to mention the innumerable lessons from our riders in the years since launching our fully autonomous service in the East Valley of Phoenix.
In addition to its robotaxi program, Waymo is starting to deploy autonomous semi-trucks, initially in Texas, and has beenfor what some analysts think could be a compelling business owing to rising demand for freight and a shortage of long-haul truck drivers.
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