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Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S. (www.cnbc.com)

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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."

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

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

But no one else seems immediately on the horizon and Waymo is consistently expanding well so they are doing very well indeed.

I'm excited for the last mile problem to be solved and be able to cycle on roads without drivers that actually wish I was dead or playing about on their phone. Also I hate driving.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month 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.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

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

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

No, it’s seen as cloudy and rainy.

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