Waymo has tens of thousands people on San Francisco robotaxi waitlist, co-CEO says


One of three screens displays the user interface inside a Waymo self-driving vehicle, during a demonstration in Chandler, Arizona, November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Caitlin O’Hara/Files

(Reuters) - Waymo has given hundreds of people robotaxi rides since its test rollout in San Francisco in August, with tens of thousands more residents on a waitlist, the Alphabet Inc company's co-chief executive said on Friday at the Reuters Next conference.

Waymo is among a small number of companies around the world that have billions of dollars in financing to develop self-driving cars and trucks.

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