Waymo's robotaxis now beyond 250,000 driverless rides every week


Elon Musk claims Tesla will soon have more than 90% market share in robotaxis. However, the brand's self-driving capabilities are still in their infancy. Top dog Waymo meanwhile is making 1 million rides per month. — Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa

SAN JOSE: Google’s sister company Waymo is rapidly expanding its robotaxi business ahead of potential arrival of new competitors, notably Elon Musk's Tesla.

Waymo’s self-driving cars now complete more than 250,000 rides with paying passengers every week, according to Google chief executive Sundar Pichai. The company had only reached the milestone of 200,000 rides at the end of February.

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