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Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana has reported that Waymo has surpassed 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week for the first time. It suggests the public's growing acceptance of driverless taxis.
A brief look at what appeared to be a new Xbox dashboard user interface has now been dismissed by Microsoft as a "mockup" meaning it almost certainly won't be released by the company.
Maverick investor Cathie Wood has said that Tesla's share price could rise from the current $163 to $2,000 by 2027. The huge growth in price could apparently be spurred on by robotaxis.
Argo AI has secured the Drivered Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Pilot program which allows companies to operate a ride-hailing service using autonomous vehicles while adhering to specific rules.
During Tesla's Autonomous Day event, CEO Elon Musk announced the company's plans to launch a ride-hailing service for its autonomous vehicles, referred to as Robotaxi, sometime next year.
Waymo could be inching closer to the launch of its commercial self-driving taxi service after expanding the early rider program and testing a set of pricing models for the vehicles in Phoenix.