Waymo 1 launches in Los Angeles

Waymo’s robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles
Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago.
Waymo Opens Robotaxi Rides To Anyone In L.A.
The company said 300,000 people in the second-largest U.S. city have been waiting to use its robotic ridehail service – twice the number of paid weekly rides it provides.
Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles
Of course, Waymo is now in direct competition with human-powered transportation services like Uber and Lyft, both of which operate without any pesky geographic restrictions. Those services are often cheaper than Waymo’s vehicles, and customers can expect shorter wait times for rides.
Waymo opens robotaxis to anyone in Los Angeles, marking its largest expansion yet
Alphabet-owned Waymo is removing the waitlist for its self-driving service in Los Angeles, marking its largest expansion yet.
Waymo's Driverless Rides Now Available to Anyone in Los Angeles
Anyone in Los Angeles with the Waymo One app can now request a driverless ride within an 80-square-mile area of the city.
Waymo — the driver-less robotaxi service — now available in Los Angeles
Waymo One, the driverless ride-hailing app, is now fully available to much of greater Los Angeles after the robotaxi service previously started offering rides in LA to a limited number of people on a waiting list.
Waymo Opens Robotaxi Service To All In Los Angeles, Marking Biggest Expansion Yet
Los Angeles will be the largest city where the robotaxi service will be made available. Los Angeles has 3.8 million people and the waitlist of Waymo already lodged 300,000 Angelenos, according to a blog post on Waymo on Tuesday.
Alphabet's Waymo opens autonomous ride-hailing service to all in Los Angeles
Alphabet's Waymo said on Tuesday its autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One, is now available to everyone in Los Angeles, a sign of rapid growth and adoption of the technology.
There's already a big issue with Waymo's expansion into Los Angeles
Bay Area-based autonomous driving technology company Waymo is about to become a whole lot more prevalent around Los Angeles. Starting today, Waymo has moved out of its Southern California beta-testing phase,
Waymo's robotaxi service in Los Angeles open to everyone
You may be seeing more Waymo cars around Los Angeles. This comes as the robotaxi service on Tuesday announced it is now open to all riders - without a waitlist or invitation code. "Now is an exciting time to welcome everyone in Los Angeles along for the ride,
Waymo’s fleet of robotaxis is now available to anyone in LA
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