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Hailing a Waymo taxi means getting into a car without a driver, and new numbers released by the company last week show that more and more people are willing to do so.
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo uses its all-electric self-driving vehicles to conduct more than 50,000 paid robo-taxi rides each week in three U.S. cities, the company said. announced.
Waymo also announced the successful completion of Over 1 million Rider only trip.
Inside the Waymo self-driving car.Photo by Jason Henry/AFP via Getty Images
Waymo robotaxi reservations are concentrated in three major cities: phoenix, San Franciscoand Los Angeles.of waymoine The app, which works similarly to Lyft and Uber, except the cars show up without a human driver, operates 24 hours a day in certain areas of those cities.
How much does a Waymo ride cost in Los Angeles? timeout, a 3.1-mile, 14-minute trip, cost about $7.61. Waymo told California regulators: The end of last year The company says it has 250 vehicles in its San Francisco fleet, but did not say how many vehicles it owns across its operations.
“Fully autonomous ride-hailing services are a reality and the preferred mobility option for people who travel through cities every day,” Waymo said in the article. post X, formerly on Twitter.
In March, today at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Waymo’s co-CEOs Presented by Tekedra Mawakana Waymo One is expected to launch in Austin “later this year.”
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Waymo’s robotaxis are self-driving and fully electric, but they’re not without complications. Waymo disclosed and fixed the software issue across its fleet two months ago. Waymo in February told the public The company said two of its robotaxis “contacted” a pickup truck and were “improperly towed” in front of it.
The accident occurred because the robotaxi incorrectly predicted the location of the towing vehicle. There were no passengers and there was only minor damage.
Waymo has updated software across its fleet to fix this issue.
Last month, six Waymo vehicles were blocking road traffic San Francisco and in February. I hit a person on a bicyclethere is a possibility of minor injury.
The company claims that its robotaxis are significantly safer than human-driven vehicles. research report I support that claim.
Related: Elon Musk reveals when Tesla’s first robotaxi will be released
Other robotaxi companies have also faced accidents. Zoox, backed by Amazon, Under investigation Self-driving car launch starts on Monday The brakes were applied suddenly There were two rear-end collisions.
GM Cruise robotaxi involved in accident accident California DMV involved in collision with pedestrian in October Paused Cruise robotaxi permit.
Tesla will soon unveil its first robotaxis: CEO Elon Musk I have written The Tesla Robotaxi announcement is scheduled to take place on August 8th.