Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary Waymo said on Tuesday that its autonomous ride-hailing service called Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco around the clock, making it the second city where anyone can simply download the app and hail an autonomous car to get around.
What Happened: “We've been operating in San Francisco for years now, deliberately scaling our service over time. With tens of thousands of weekly trips, our Waymo One service provides safe, sustainable, and reliable transportation to locals and visitors to the city alike. Now it's available to anyone,” Waymo said in a statement.
San Francisco has now joined Phoenix, Arizona, as the only other city where Waymo One rides are available to everyone.
Until recently, Waymo One rides were only available to those ...