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Now anyone in LA can hail a Waymo robotaxi

Waymo has opened up its robotaxi service to everyone in Los Angeles, sunsetting a waitlist that had grown to 300,000 people.

The Alphabet-backed company said starting Tuesday anyone can download the Waymo One app to hail a ride in its service area, which is now about 80-square miles in Los Angeles County. Waymo has had a presence in Los Angeles since 2019, periodically coming in to map neighborhoods, including downtown, Miracle Mile, Koreatown, Santa Monica, Westwood and West Hollywood. In August 2023 the company received the final permits required by California Public Utilities Commission to operate a commercial service in San Francisco.

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