US EditionWaymo self-driving ride-hailing service coming to Baltimore
Waymo will begin manual road testing in Baltimore to prepare for fully autonomous ride-hailing, having logged 100 million autonomous miles on public roads, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Waymo announced it will bring its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to Baltimore, Maryland, naming it among four cities in its latest expansion.
- Starting manual driving this week, Waymo aims to map Baltimore's roads and communities and will work with state officials to create a regulatory path for deployment.
- Waymo said its vehicles have driven 100 million fully autonomous miles on public roads and will follow a phased rollout including a trained specialist behind the wheel.
- Local officials and advocates offered endorsements even as no public launch date has been set, with Mark Riccobono saying, `We are excited that Waymo is expanding to the home city of our national headquarters, where thousands of blind people live as well as visit every year.`
- Amid a broad rollout, Waymo is expanding into many more U.S. markets and abroad, soon serving Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and others with additional cities expected.
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