Waymo将欧洲自动驾驶出租车扩张推进至伦敦和慕尼黑

Waymo (WAYMO) continues to move forward with its strategy in Europe to launch fully autonomous ride-hailing services city by city, beginning with London and Munich. The Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) subsidiary's approach is deliberately phased as it maps local streets, tests with trained safety specialists, validates performance in local traffic conditions, obtains the needed permissions, and then finally opens commercial driverless services.
In the UK, Waymo (WAYMO) intends to introduce a robotaxi service in London sometime this year, subject to regulatory and local approvals. It is preparing through mapping and safety-validation trials across a broad set of London boroughs while working with fleet-operations partner Moove. Riders would request trips through the Waymo app, and the planned fleet uses electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles equipped with the Waymo Driver.
In continental Europe, Waymo (WAYMO) has announced Munich as its first planned market. It will start with manual driving to create high-definition maps, followed by testing with autonomous-vehicle specialists behind the wheel. Waymo (WAYMO) has a target to make commercial autonomous rides available to the public toward the end of 2027, contingent on permits and successful validation.