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Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Waymo, Cruise, and Uber stop self-driving taxi services and tests amid coronavirus outbreak


Ride hailing companies like Waymo, Uber, and Cruise are suspending self-driving tests that have human drivers in an attempt to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). [Read: UK takes next step toward world of e-scooters, self-driving cars, and autonomous drones] Waymo, Alphabet‘s self-driving division, announced yesterday that it would pause its self-driving taxi services in Phoenix, Arizona, Reuters reports. Its fully autonomous services will continue, it added. In other words, if it has a safety driver, the service will cease, for now. The autonomous transportation service also said it’s pausing its self-driving tests in California. Waymo is not alone…

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