That figure is up from 200,000 in February, before Waymo opened in Austin and expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area in March.

"Key Points

  • Alphabet reported Thursday that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S.
  • That figure is up from 200,000 in February, before Waymo opened in Austin and expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area in March.
  • Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo is building partnerships with ride-hailing app Uber, automakers and operations and maintenance businesses that tend to its vehicle fleets."
  • naonintendois@programming.devEnglish
    5·
    22 hours ago

    My best experience was in SF on a day it was raining VERY heavily. Waymo blew me away compared to Tesla"a FSD, which would just tell you to take over in rain.

    • ramenshaman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      21 hours ago

      That is entirely Elon’s fault. He refuses to use anything but cameras. There was a time not too long ago when lidar also had trouble in rain but modern lidar does not.