US EditionWaymo’s milestone SFO mapping permit comes with strings attached
- Waymo has received a temporary permit to map San Francisco International Airport , as announced by Mayor Daniel Lurie, which commenced on March 14.
- Employees will drive Waymo vehicles manually for mapping; the vehicles cannot operate autonomously at the airport, according to airport spokesperson Doug Yakel.
- Nicole Gavel stated that the mapping permit is a step toward providing services to millions traveling to and from the city.
- A maximum of two mapping vehicles are allowed at SFO at a time, and Waymo aims to secure a future permit for passenger operations, which currently does not exist for robotaxi services.
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technewstube.comWaymo’s milestone SFO mapping permit comes with strings attached
Waymo has been given permission to map roadways at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via a temporary permit — the first step in the Alphabet company’s bid to unlock a potentially lucrative use case for its robotaxis. The temporary permit, which was announced Monday evening by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, kicked off March 14. Waymo vehicles will not operate autonomously in the airport. Employees will manually drive the vehicles t…
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