Waymo's driverless rides will soon arrive in San Francisco. The American autonomous driving tech firm announced this effort as it wants to compete against Cruise, another self-driving company.
Waymo self-driving cars with the company logo at the Google-owned company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, on May 8, 2019. (Photo by Glenn CHAPMAN / AFP)
However, driverless car services are not open to the public. The giant tech firm will only offer autonomous rides to the official Waymo employees.
"Here in San Francisco, we are privileged to share the road with everyone who makes up this city," said Waymo's co-CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, via their official press release.
Waymo's Driverless Rides To Arrive in San Francisco
According to Bloomberg's latest report, the driverless services of Waymo will come to San Francisco so that they can test the efficiency of their technology.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - MAY 08: Waymo self-driving vehicles are displayed at the Google I/O 2018 Conference at Shoreline Amphitheater on May 8, 2018 in Mountain View, California. Google's two day developer conference runs through Wednesday May 9.
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Waymo expects that its autonomous car services will allow it to catch up to its main rival. As of the moment, the driverless services of the company are still in the early stage of development.
San Francisco's Bay Area has been quite helpful for various auto companies, including Cruise, Waymo, and Amazon's Zoox. For the past six years, these firms have been using this area to test their technologies' efficiency.
Thanks to the residents of San Franciso, who joined Waymo's Trusted Testers program, the autonomous company was able to test its driverless technology.
Mawakana said that the arrival of their new driverless car services is quite meaningful to their team.
Waymo's Driverless Services To Expand in Phoenix
Aside from San Francisco Bay Area, Waymo also said that its autonomous car services would expand in downtown Phoenix.
The company announced this detail after operating exclusively in the exurban towns of Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, and Gilbert for the past five years.
Aside from this, the company also said that its Trusted Testers members would also have access to its driverless services sooner than they think.
However, the exact date is not yet confirmed. If you want to see more details about Waymo's latest autonomous effort, you can visit this link.
Aside from Waymo, other automakers are also making their own efforts to enhance their businesses.
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