Waymo may operate AVs in Phoenix ‘without safety driver’
Ride-hailing company Waymo may be about to start operating fully-autonomous vehicles (AVs) to pick people up - without a safety driver.
An email sent to users, which appeared on Reddit, said people in Phoenix, Arizona, who were matched with an AV will see a notification in the app that confirms the car will not have a trained driver.
Users can tap a ‘What to Expect’ button within the app to learn more about the AVs. They can also communicate with a rider support agent at any part of the trip via the app o
October 17, 2019
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Ride-hailing company 8621 Waymo may be about to start operating fully-autonomous vehicles (AVs) to pick people up - without a safety driver.
An email sent to users, which appeared on %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external Redditfalsehttps://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivingCars/comments/dflcan/waymo_email_to_customers_completely_driverless/falsefalse%>, said people in Phoenix, Arizona, who were matched with an AV will see a notification in the app that confirms the car will not have a trained driver.
Users can tap a ‘What to Expect’ button within the app to learn more about the AVs. They can also communicate with a rider support agent at any part of the trip via the app or the car’s help button, the company adds. Earlier this year, Waymo %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external deployed falsehttps://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/waymo-and-lyft-bring-more-avs-to-phoenix/falsefalse%>10 AVs on 8789 Lyft’s platform to operate in the Metro Phoenix area.
In a separate announcement, the company said via %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external Twitter falsehttps://twitter.com/Waymo/status/1181240275642961920falsefalse%>that it has deployed AVs in Los Angeles to explore “how Waymo’s tech might fit into LA’s dynamic transportation environment”.
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