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Waymo’s California dream come true. Despite its many hurdles, Waymo’s robotaxi service is taking off in San Francisco.


Despite its many hurdles, Waymo’s robotaxi service is taking off in San Francisco.

Not to be confused with John Mulaney’s soda-delivering robot friend, Saymo, Waymo was started 15 years ago as a project within Google’s parent, Alphabet. As the company vies for a piece of the market dominated by Uber and Lyft, it hopes to find a way to be profitable and make back some of the billions that Google has spent to develop it. Its closest competitor, GM’s autonomous vehicle unit Cruise, had its licenses in California suspended in October after a series of collisions.

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