Title: Waymo announces it's expanding to Miami Post by: HCK on December 09, 2024, 04:05:05 pm Waymo announces it's expanding to Miami
<p>Get ready to have <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBS6QGsH_4">that Will Smith song[/url] stuck in your head for the rest of the day because the autonomous taxi company Waymo is going to Miami. Yeah, sorry about that.</p> <p>Waymo announced its plans to Miami on its <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://waymo.com/blog/2024/12/next-stop-miami/">official Waypoint blog[/url]. The expansion will start early next year as the company gets its fleet of self-driving Jaguar I-PACE EVs familiar with Miami’s streets and intersections. Then in 2026, Waymo plans to start offering rides to customers through the Waymo One app.</p> <span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Waymo is also partnering with the African startup Moove as part of its expansion plans. Moove provides vehicles for ride-sharing services. Waymo wants Moove to manage its “fleet operations, facilities and charging infrastructure” first in <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/waymo-phoenix-public-193945960.html">Phoenix[/url] and eventually in Miami.</p> <p>The Waymo One app currently operates in parts of San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin, according to <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://support.google.com/waymo/answer/9059119?hl=en">Google support[/url]. Waymo secured <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/transportation/waymo-raises-56-billion-to-fund-austin-and-atlanta-expansion-172031686.html">$5.6 billion in funding[/url] in October to expand to Austin and Atlanta by the early part of next year.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/waymo-announces-its-expanding-to-miami-204504533.html?src=rss Source: Waymo announces it's expanding to Miami (https://www.engadget.com/transportation/waymo-announces-its-expanding-to-miami-204504533.html?src=rss) |