Waymo's Self-Driving Future Takes Off
Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant's subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The 200,000-weekly trips milestone is notable for a company that was providing only 10,000 rides a week two years ago.
- This remarkable growth puts Waymo at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development, forcing competitors to reevaluate their strategies to keep pace with its commercial success.
- What implications will Waymo's dominance in robotaxi services have on urban mobility and public policy as cities begin to integrate self-driving vehicles into their infrastructure?