Waymo Will Bring Robotaxi Operations to Los Angeles
Google announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19, it will bring Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing service, to Los Angeles, California.
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Google announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19, it will bring Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing service, to Los Angeles, California.
The pilot will be held in Texas. (Photo : Waymo / Screenshot taken from the official Waymo website) Waymo and J. B. Hunt Transport Services have formed a new partnership that will soon see self-driving massive rigs transporting Wayfair furniture down Interstate 45.
>> i have no problem. i think government is there to keep us safe and this is an instance where this is important. by the way, watch this. what if a robot car google driverless car gets hacked? that's the wave of the future, too. >> that's the fear, john. john would you just get rid of all these consumer safety bodies bureaucracies? >> of course i would. how do they keep us safe? >> hold on let me just -- you asked a question. would we have had seat belts and airbags without them? >> oh, yeah. the carmakers would have never come up with that because consumers want them. >> but they weren't unt...
Like the google driverless car. >> okay. that's scary, michael, but thanks for bringing it to our attention, "forbes" executive editor, thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> back in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪
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