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Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S. (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Wanderer@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"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."
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[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.ee 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] doctorfail@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

No, it’s seen as cloudy and rainy.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 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).