Waymo self-driving taxi drives in downtown San Francisco
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Last month I took my first ride in a Waymo robotaxi, and now I’m obsessed. Since then, I’ve taken five autonomous car rides and even convinced two reluctant friends to do it too. This is how I went from a hater to a cautious friend of robot cars in five weeks.
Waymo’s parent company Alphabet – which also owns Google – recently launched a pilot program in San Francisco. When I was ready to greet one, I simply downloaded an app that looked a lot like a ride-sharing app and pressed the call button. A white Jaguar within minutes…