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[Self driving cars] Waymo eyes S.F. robotaxi expansion, personal vehicles after first-year ‘success’ (www.sfchronicle.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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"the Alphabet-owned company has been allowed to deploy an unlimited number of robotaxis for paid driverless rides in the city [San Francisco] at all hours. In March, state regulators allowed the company to expand its commercial ride-hailing to 22 Peninsula cities.

Now, Waymo officials are declaring victory after a year of commercial driverless service without any serious incidents and say it gives them confidence to speed up their robotaxi expansion.

David Margines, Waymo’s director of product management, said in an interview that the company’s one-year track record in San Francisco “is a validation” that its robotaxis can “drive safely” and “coexist in the communities that we want to operate in.”

“Looking back over the year, I’m thrilled to say that it’s been a big success,” he said."

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

"Last week, Waymo announced that its robotaxis have eclipsed more than 100,000 weekly paid rides, with San Francisco recording the “greatest increase in trips this summer” and the most out of Waymo’s three markets."

Things have been moving so slow in this industry. But I'm getting more and more hopeful that huge growth is on the horizon.