The Alphabet-owned self-driving vehicle unit has launched "Waymo for Business," a new service designed for companies to set up accounts so their employees can access robotaxis in cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco. Waymo announced Wednesday in a blog post it is inviting organizations to sign up for Waymo for Business. The new a service will let businesses subsidize their employees' rides or purchase promo codes in bulk, which can be handed out to clients, customers, or workers.
Zoox, Amazon's robotaxi subsidiary, has opened a new manufacturing facility in California to build thousands of toaster-shaped self-driving vehicles, aiming to produce over 10,000 robotaxis annually.