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Definition: Waymo
The leading self-driving taxi service. A division of Alphabet, Waymo stands for "WAY forward in MObile." It was actually Alphabet's mapping group that created the Waymo technology.
Waymo Is In Commercial Operation
Starting in 2020, trials began rolling out in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Austin. Today, with ten million paid rides under its belt, Waymo is operating 24/7 as a commercial service with roughly 2,000 driverless taxis. A Waymo taxi did hit an oncoming bus at low speed, but there were no injuries. See Uber and self-driving car.
Waymo Prototype
Waymo Is In Commercial Operation
Starting in 2020, trials began rolling out in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Austin. Today, with ten million paid rides under its belt, Waymo is operating 24/7 as a commercial service with roughly 2,000 driverless taxis. A Waymo taxi did hit an oncoming bus at low speed, but there were no injuries. See Uber and self-driving car.
In 2014, Google designed a prototype self-driving car from scratch to further test the technology. These vehicles have no steering wheels or pedals. In 2015, they joined the Lexus fleet. (Image courtesy of Google, Inc.)