Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company, is expanding its operations in Houston to neighborhoods like East Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and northeast Houston. The company has also confirmed that its product makes roads safer. Further reporting from ABC News indicated that Waymo reviewed scenarios involving flooded roadways and identified an opportunity for improvement. Waymo plans to continue expanding its operations in Houston, but did not provide a timeline.
Waymo is expanding its footprint in Houston to neighborhoods like East Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and northeast Houston ahead of the FIFA World Cup, a spokesperson confirmed.
The company said data shows its product makes roads safer. Further reporting from ABC News indicated that while the incident involved an unoccupied vehicle, and there were no injuries, Waymo decided to review scenarios involving flooded roadways and identified an opportunity for improvement. Waymo is coming to more riders both near and far, Shweta Shrivastava, Senior Product Leader at Waymo, said.
Waymo began offering service in Houston in February, and says that it plans to expand operations again, but did not provide a timeline. An 11-year-old was hit and killed near Clute Intermediate School, police say
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