Google spinoff Waymo will start offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service in Los Angeles. However, skepticism remains about the technology's reliability.
Robotaxies are finally hitting the streets of Los Angeles . On Thursday, Google spinoff Waymo will start offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. For now, Waymo ’s free rides in LA will cover a 63-square-mile area spanning from Santa Monica to downtown. But many people are still skeptical about Waymo 's functions. "I'm not sure the technology is 100% there. I had an incident where I was commuting into work," said one person.
He went on to explain that the driverless car suddenly stopped in the middle of the intersection and didn't move for approximately two minutes. The worst fears about robotaxis were realized in San Francisco last October when a vehicle operated by Cruise, a driverless ride-hailing service owned by General Motors, dragged a pedestrian who was hit by another car operated by a human for 20 feet while traveling at roughly 7 mph before coming to a stop. The incident resulted in California regulators suspending Cruise’s state license and triggered a massive shakeup at that service
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