"Waymo has pulled the human safety driver from its autonomous test vehicles in Nashville, as the Alphabet-owned company moves closer to launching a robotaxi service in the city. Waymo, which has been testing in Nashville for months, is slated to launch a robotaxi service there this year in partnership with Lyft. Riders will initially hail rides directly through the Waymo app. Once the service expands, Waymo will also make its self-driving vehicles available through the Lyft app."
"Lyft has said it will handle fleet services, such as vehicle readiness and maintenance, charging infrastructure, and depot operations, through its wholly owned subsidiary Flexdrive. Waymo has accelerated its robotaxi expansion and today operates commercial services in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Phoenix. It also has driverless test fleets in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando."
Waymo removed its human safety driver from autonomous test vehicles in Nashville as it prepares to launch a robotaxi service in the city. The service is slated for this year and will roll out initially in partnership with Lyft. Riders will first hail rides through the Waymo app, with self-driving vehicles later accessible through the Lyft app. Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary will handle fleet readiness, maintenance, charging infrastructure, and depot operations. Waymo already operates commercial robotaxi services in multiple cities and runs driverless test fleets in several others. The company follows a staged rollout of mapping, safety-operator testing, then driverless testing before launch.
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