San Francisco will get to try another robotaxi service
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Dallas and Houston also will have the California tech company’s fully autonomous robotaxis on the streets by next year. So will Miami and Orlando.
Waymo is expanding its service in Phoenix, SF, and LA to include freeway routes. Business Insider found the experience both jarring and anticlimactic.
According to the latest Waypoint blog post from Waymo, the company is expanding to five more cities in the United States as part of its plans to bring its service to many users countrywide. This includes Miami, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas.
Google spinoff Waymo claims its driverless cars are safer than humans, but expert says evidence so far is lacking.
The robotaxi was parked nearby, emergency dispatchers have revealed. A lethal shooting in San Francisco over the weekend may have been recorded by a nearby robotaxi—a possibility that suggests the ways in which America’s new autonomous vehicle cadres may soon become pivotal to law enforcement probes.
The companies are required to report crashes occurring when self-driving tech is engaged. Tesla omits detail while Waymo reports show many aren’t its fault.
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Tesla receives ride-hailing permit in Arizona in last required step to launch robotaxi service
Tesla received a ride-hailing permit this week from Arizona regulators, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a robotaxi service in the
My rides in Elon Musk’s supposedly autonomous ride-hailing cars still involved a human overseer in the driver’s seat—among other notable rough edges.
The company received a ride-hailing permit from the state’s Department of Transportation, allowing it to offer paid rides.
Waymo's robotaxis have established a foothold in several states, and it looks like New York could be the up next. Here's what we know so far.