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Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major US markets with expansion in Texas and Florida
Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets. The move into Dallas,
Waymo now operates in 10 cities as its autonomous vehicles aim for 1 million rides per week by the end of this year.
The driverless electric robotaxis were seen near the Panthers practice fields. The company is expanding US autonomous ride-hailing services.
Waymo looks to serve all of the same areas, including University Park, Highland Park, Oak Lawn and South Dallas.
The Alphabet-backed company, fresh off a $16 billion round of new funding, is launching commercial operations in four additional cities.
Waymo operates its ride-hailing service through its own app in all the U.S. cities except Atlanta and Austin, where its robotaxis can only be summoned through Uber’s ride-hailing service. Here’s a timeline of major moments of how the company got to this point, according to its website:
Driverless Waymo robotaxis are getting ready to carry people around San Antonio, but their rollout has drawn concern from residents who are creeped out by the cars loitering in their neighborhoods.
The fact that we now have fully autonomous ride-hailing services across U.S. cities, mainly from Alphabet's Waymo, Amazon's Zoox and Tesla, is probably the best indicator of the giant leap automotive technology has made 140 years after the world's first automobile went on sale.