Mawakana: Waymo has operated 24/7 driverless ride-hailing since 2020 in three markets
Tekedra Mawakana · Tekedra Mawakana | All-In Summit 2024 · Sep 18, 2024 · at 3:24
Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, speaks at the All-In Summit 2024 about the company's operational history and expansion across major US cities.
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“A lot of people don't realize we've had a 24 seven ride hailing service around the clock. It was in 2020 during COVID though. That we removed the driver from behind the wheel. So we have the WeMo driver that's driving the vehicles at all time, but there's no human behind the wheel, and we've been offering that service now. We're almost at four years, 24 seven, not only in Phoenix, which is a 315 square mile territory, but also in San Francisco and now here in LA.”
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