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Title: Waymo Expands to Denver and Seattle

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/02/2132...

Waymo is expanding its U.S. robotaxi footprint by bringing its Jaguar I-Pace
SUVs and Zeekr vans to Denver and Seattle. Testing is set to begin this week,
with commercial rides expected as early as 2026. TechCrunch reports: The
vehicles will be manually driven to start, before the company starts testing
its autonomous tech in both cities. Waymo told TechCrunch that it hopes to
start offering robotaxi trips in Denver next year and the Seattle
metropolitan area "as soon as we're permitted to do so." Denver and Seattle
will be two of the most extreme-weather cities that Waymo is feeling out,
giving it a chance to test out its tech in snow, wind, and rain that is
harder to come by in places like Phoenix. The report notes that Waymo
currently operates more than 2,000 robotaxis in the U.S., concentrated in
cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, and Atlanta. The
self-driving car company is expanding to Dallas, Miami, Washington D.C., and
New York, while also "dipping its toes" in additional markets such as
Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and Houston. Further reading: 'Why Do Waymos Keep
Loitering in Front of My House?'

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