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Waymo Expands Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service to All in Los Angeles

Waymo's self-driving ride-hailing service, Waymo One, is now available to everyone in Los Angeles. Strong demand, with nearly 300,000 people on the waitlist after commercial operations started. Tesla plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in California and Texas next year.


Waymo Expands Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service to All in Los Angeles
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Following a recent US$5.6 billion funding round, the company is seeing significant interest from both automakers and tech firms, which are heavily investing in driverless technology to drive future growth, despite facing stringent regulatory oversight.


Since launching commercial operations earlier this year, Waymo has built a waitlist of nearly 300,000 people in Los Angeles, demonstrating the high demand for autonomous transportation services. This move comes after the company's previous expansions to San Francisco in June and Phoenix, Arizona in 2020.



Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, expressed, "Our service has matured quickly and our riders are embracing the many benefits of fully autonomous driving." Waymo, headquartered in Mountain View, California, has been a trailblazer in self-driving technology, debuting its first U.S. driverless taxi service in 2020, more than a decade after its inception as a Google project.


In a bid to stay competitive in the autonomous ride-hailing sector, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed plans to introduce driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year. This move indicates a growing rivalry in the industry. Waymo's competitor, General Motors' Cruise, is currently conducting tests with human safety drivers following an incident last year that resulted in the removal of all vehicles from the road. Meanwhile, Amazon's Zoox is expanding its testing of vehicles that lack steering wheels and pedals.

 

  • Waymo's autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One, now available to all in Los Angeles

  • Strong demand with nearly 300,000 people on the waitlist after commercial operations began

  • Tesla to launch driverless ride-hailing services in California and Texas next year


Source: REUTERS

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