That figure is up from 200,000 in February, before Waymo opened in Austin and expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area in March.

"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."
  • taladar@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Was hoping at this point in time Waymo would be expanding more aggressively.

    I suspect the tech doesn’t really work anywhere but in the bright sunny desert climate of the cities where they are active now.

    • Wanderer@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      I’ve been to Los Angeles and Austin. Is San Francisco seen as a bright sunny desert climate?

      • taladar@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        Well, maybe desert is a bit much for SF but among the cities where they are active it seems noticeable that there isn’t anything in a more humid or colder part of the country or really anywhere very green (where road signs might be obscured by growing trees, that kind of thing).