Waymo Unveils Ojai Robotaxi With 6th-Gen Driver as Free Rides Start in 3 Cities

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 2

Waymo said select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix will begin taking free Ojai robotaxi trips in the coming weeks, with access initially limited to Trusted Testers.
The new vehicle is built around passengers rather than retrofitted from a standard car, adding more legroom, a flat floor, low step-in height, three adaptive screens, charging ports and cup holders.
Accessibility features include Braille, grab bars and screen-reader compatibility, while the Ojai is also the first model to use Waymo’s sixth-generation autonomous driving system aimed at snowier and more complex markets.
Waymo plans to expand next to Denver, Las Vegas and San Diego, supported by a Mesa, Arizona, factory it says can build tens of thousands of vehicles a year.
The launch comes as Waymo seeks to normalize driverless rides after more than 20 million autonomous trips, even as it recently paused some freeway service for software updates tied to construction zones and flooded roads.

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