Waymo might beat Uber in the race to launch a self-driving cab service next month

Waymo might beat Uber in the race to launch a self-driving cab service next month

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https://thenextweb.com/cars/2018/11/14/waymo-might-beat-uber-in-the-race-to-launch-a-self-driving-cab-service-next-month/

Alphabet has been keen on the self-driving car business for nearly a decade now, having tasked engineers at Google and later its spin-off firm, Waymo, with developing autonomous vehicle technology. According to Bloomberg, it’s now awfully close to taking the next big step in making this a reality: Waymo is set to launch a self-driving cab service in the US as early as next month.

What will it look like? For starters, it won’t be open to the general public at launch in December, but will instead cater to a small group of “dozens or hundreds of authorized riders in the suburbs around Phoenix, covering about 100 square miles.”