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Waymo is now for anyone in San Francisco to fire up the app and hail a robotaxi. The Alphabet-owned company has had in the city since last August but had been working its way through a waitlist in the months since. Following Cruise’s (after and ), Waymo is now the only company with autonomous commercial cars in the state.
Waymo says its cars have logged over 3.8 million driverless miles in San Francisco, and the company claims its vehicles tally “tens of thousands of weekly trips” there. The San Francisco Chronicle that Waymo’s fleet in the city has about 300 cars, up from around 250 in January. However, despite the wider availability, it reportedly doesn’t plan to aggressively expand its San Francisco lineup in the near future.
San Francisco is Waymo’s second city to offer rides to the general public, following Phoenix. The service was exclusive to Waymo One members (and their invitees) , and expanded to two years later.
Cruise may have , but Waymo hasn't been without its own troubles. Earlier this month, it pushed a software update for its fleet after one of its driverless cars . That followed a bizarre incident earlier this year when being towed. The company later said its software had incorrectly predicted the truck’s movements due to a “persistent orientation mismatch” between the towed vehicle and the one pulling it.
If you’re in San Francisco (or Phoenix), you can book a Waymo ride through the or app.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Waymo says its cars have logged over 3.8 million driverless miles in San Francisco, and the company claims its vehicles tally “tens of thousands of weekly trips” there. The San Francisco Chronicle that Waymo’s fleet in the city has about 300 cars, up from around 250 in January. However, despite the wider availability, it reportedly doesn’t plan to aggressively expand its San Francisco lineup in the near future.
San Francisco is Waymo’s second city to offer rides to the general public, following Phoenix. The service was exclusive to Waymo One members (and their invitees) , and expanded to two years later.
Cruise may have , but Waymo hasn't been without its own troubles. Earlier this month, it pushed a software update for its fleet after one of its driverless cars . That followed a bizarre incident earlier this year when being towed. The company later said its software had incorrectly predicted the truck’s movements due to a “persistent orientation mismatch” between the towed vehicle and the one pulling it.
If you’re in San Francisco (or Phoenix), you can book a Waymo ride through the or app.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
Console Bang News!