- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
"Key Points
- Alphabet reported Thursday that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S.
- That figure is up from 200,000 in February, before Waymo opened in Austin and expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area in March.
- Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo is building partnerships with ride-hailing app Uber, automakers and operations and maintenance businesses that tend to its vehicle fleets."
I was just in SF and while I was waiting for my friend to arrive I watched maybe close to a dozen Waymos come up, drop their people off, and leave. I was very impressed, this was dense traffic downtown and every one of them handled it very gracefully.