"More than a decade after Uber and Lyft gave Bay Area passengers new choices for local transportation, a fresh rollout of robotaxi (and robotaxi-ish) services is here. Waymo is growing fast. Tesla has a cheap new option - with a driver in the car. And Zoox, after years of testing, is now finally welcoming members of the public into its autonomous cars."
"Zoox, owned by Amazon and known for its boxy, steering-wheel-free vehicles, announced on Nov. 18 that it's gradually taking members of the San Francisco public off its waitlist for rides. For now, Zoox will only service a chunk of the city - the Mission and Design districts, plus South of Market up to Fifth Street - but the rides will be free to start. The company doesn't yet have a permit for fared operations."
"The Google subsidiary is running 250,000 rides a week across its various markets, and is in the process of combining its previously disconnected service maps in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. It's starting to route riders onto freeways. And on Friday, Waymo shared new approvals from California's Department of Motor Vehicles, giving the company one of its necessary permits for rolling out robotaxis in the East Bay, North Bay and Sacramento area."
Autonomous vehicle services are expanding across the Bay Area and Southern California. Zoox, owned by Amazon and known for boxy, steering-wheel-free vehicles, is removing some San Francisco residents from its waitlist for free rides limited to the Mission, Design districts and South of Market up to Fifth Street; the company lacks a permit for charged rides and will roll out slowly with a small fleet. Waymo is running about 250,000 rides weekly, consolidating service maps, routing cars onto freeways, and received DMV approvals to operate in the East Bay, North Bay and Sacramento, with broader Southern California expansion pending CPUC approval. Tesla offers a lower-cost option with a driver onboard.
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