Waymo opens driverless rides in Las Vegas, its fourth new US city this month
Waymo has opened fully autonomous rides to the public in Las Vegas, the company said. More than 100,000 people had registered interest after months of mapping the city’s roads.
The service area covers nearly 24 miles, from Boulder Junction up the Strip to Sahara Avenue, and from the edge of Spring Valley across to Winchester. Waymo has tie-ups with Allegiant Stadium and The Venetian, and Zoox already runs in the city.
Las Vegas joins Denver and San Diego as the first cities with majority Ojai fleets. The Ojai is a four-passenger van, built by Zeekr, running the sixth-generation Waymo Driver.
Denver, San Diego and Tampa all opened on 1 September, making Las Vegas the fourth new American city in a fortnight. Nashville went live on the Lyft app days before that.
Waymo says its Driver is involved in 94% fewer serious injury or worse crashes than human drivers over...
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