Alphabet’s self-driving car firm, Waymo, said it will begin transporting passengers in a handful of cities near its Mountain View, California, headquarters.
Waymo said it will be offering rides to a select group of residents before expanding to more riders in a 27-square-mile swath of Silicon Valley that includes Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto and parts of Sunnyvale. The company added that it now delivers more than 200,000 paid rides per week to customers in its existing markets, including San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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