Waymo has begun to open up its robotaxi service to the general public in Las Vegas, just some weeks after receiving ultimate approval from Nevada transportation regulators. The Alphabet-owned firm mentioned Monday it is going to invite public riders on a rolling foundation, following a robotaxi launch playbook it has adopted in 14 different cities….
Nevada, get ready for the robotaxis. The Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously approved three permits Thursday that will allow Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to operate commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, home to Las Vegas. Together, these permits would deploy up to 8,000 robotaxis across the county over the next 12 months. Tesla’s permit allows it…
Waymo says robotaxi service has resumed after it made “short-term changes” in San Francisco amidst an influence outage that seems to have affected around 7,000 PG&E customers within the metropolis. Based on a screenshot posted on social media, Waymo informed SF prospects that service was “quickly paused” and that “freeway routes are unavailable.” When TechCrunch…
It seems that even San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who as soon as declared that town must be a testbed for rising tech, has his limits. Particularly when that rising tech creates a large hours-long visitors jam that leaves hundreds at a standstill. Mayor Lurie has requested state regulators to bolster guidelines for autonomous autos…
