Alphabet's robotaxis get one step closer to commercial use in California

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In a milestone approval, Alphabet-owned Waymo becomes first autonomous vehicle company to transport passengers for robotaxi service.

California regulators have approved self-driving cars from Alphabet-owned Waymo to carry passengers.

It is an important step for the company gearing up for commercial services, like the robotaxi service it's testing in Phoenix. FCA delivers 100 uniquely-built Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to Waymo for their self-driving test fleet.'s self-driving car company Waymo can now begin transporting passengers in its robotaxis thanks to a new regulatory approval in California.

The California Public Utilities Commission issued Waymo approval to join a pilot program called Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Pilot. This comes nearly a week after

 

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Wait for it... soon ignorant Trump supporters will claim Robotaxis are taking their jobs & want to keep them out of the country. Ironically they’re correct... it’s automation that taking their jobs... not individuals crossing the MX border...

If anyone's concerned about job-loss due to driverless vehicles, look into Andrew Yang, who's running for president. He sees that jobs are being automated away and has a plan. Here's the website:

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