The Robotaxi service from Waymo and Uber is launched today in Austin, exclusively in the Uber app. The companies announced Their expansion plan to Austin and Atlanta in September 2024, and Waymo raised his coolness 5.6 billion dollars in October To help pay for it.
Unlike the Waymo One service, offered to riders in San Francisco And Los -anglesinterested in Waymo, who are interested in riders, Austina will receive a chance to travel to Waymo by simply ordering Uberx, Uber Green, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric Ride, similarly as things It is processed in PhoenixYou are not guaranteed to get Waymo when you ordered one of these trips, but Uber says that you can increase your chances of getting it by changing your “preferences in the ride” in the application. The first prices remain the same, regardless of whether you get Waymo or not, although if you find yourself in robotaxi, you will not be offered tips. You use the Uber application to unlock Waymo, open its trunk and start your trip.
Uber says that Waymo One will cover 37 square miles in Austin, and first of all, for the company, the Waymo cars themselves will be stored, cleaned and supported by a third -party partner of Avomo, theoretically making this experience even more similar to a taxi than before.
Waymo will not be the only large independent driving store offering trips to Austin. Tesla Robotaxi Service It is assumed that in June it will be launched in the Texas capital. Although they do not coincide yet. In May 2024, Waymo said that he was doing this 50,000 paid trips every weekThe field is still unknown how quickly Tesla will reach the same scale. For his part, Uber expressed Interest in Tesla Ride's proposal through your applicationAlso, although EV is still operating independently.