Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxis Officially Launch in LA
Waymo One, the ride-hailing service from Alphabet's Waymo, rolled out its fully driverless service to the public in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The service, which has been in testing mode for several years, allows riders to summon a Waymo vehicle through an app and be driven to their destination without a human driver behind the wheel.
Waymo One is currently available in a limited area of Los Angeles, including parts of Santa Monica, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. The company plans to expand the service to other parts of the city and eventually to other cities in the US and around the world.
Waymo's self-driving technology has been in development for more than a decade. The company has tested its vehicles on millions of miles of public roads, and it has received regulatory approval to operate its driverless service in California and Arizona.
The launch of Waymo One is a major milestone in the development of self-driving cars. It is the first time that a company has offered a fully driverless ride-hailing service to the public.
Here are some of the key features of Waymo One:
- No human driver behind the wheel
- Riders can summon a vehicle through an app
- The service is available in a limited area of Los Angeles
- Waymo plans to expand the service to other parts of the city and eventually to other cities
- Waymo's self-driving technology has been in development for more than a decade
- Waymo has received regulatory approval to operate its driverless service in California and Arizona
Waymo One is a significant advancement in the development of self-driving cars. It is the first time that a company has offered a fully driverless ride-hailing service to the public. This is a major milestone in the development of self-driving cars, and it is likely to have a major impact on the future of transportation.
