"It will manually start driving (a precursor to driverless testing and deployment) in Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Tampa next year. Other cities that the Alphabet-owned self-driving company plans to deploy in 2026 are Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami (it just removed safety drivers), Nashville, Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. It's also testing in New York City and plans to offer commercial rides internationally starting with London and Tokyo."
"Waymo wasn't the only company to make some AV news. Tesla received a ride-hailing permit in Arizona - the last regulatory hurdle to launch a robotaxi service there. And Zoox is starting to open its custom-built robotaxis to the public in San Francisco through its early rider program. All of this has me poking at the question: When will robotaxis reach a tipping point that will lead to fundamental changes in how people think about moving from Point A to Point B?"
Waymo operates commercial robotaxi services in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco and will manually start driving in Minneapolis, New Orleans and Tampa next year. Waymo plans 2026 deployments across many U.S. cities, removed safety drivers in Miami, is testing in New York City, and plans commercial rides in London and Tokyo. Tesla received a ride-hailing permit in Arizona, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for a robotaxi service. Zoox is opening its custom robotaxis to early riders in San Francisco. The expansion raises questions about when robotaxis will reach a tipping point and how they will reshape mobility and industries.
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