As of March 4, Austin is now the newest metropolis to supply riders the choice to e-book an autonomous Uber powered by Waymo, the ride-hailing big shared with TPG on Tuesday. Atlanta, the subsequent metropolis to roll out the service, will comply with shortly after.
This is what that you must learn about reserving a Waymo journey with Uber.
The right way to request a Waymo journey
Uber riders in eligible cities (Austin, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco) can request a completely autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-Tempo automobile by way of Waymo at no further value via the Uber app. Now prospects in Austin can alter their journey choice settings to extend their probabilities of receiving a Waymo.
Waymo charges mirror these of UberX, Uber Inexperienced, Uber Consolation and Uber Consolation Electrical rides. Whereas you might also simply obtain a Waymo with out requesting it when ordering a type of automotive sorts, riders can decline Waymo rides in favor of a nonautonomous automobile at any time.
Riders use the Uber app to unlock the Waymo automobile upon arrival, open the trunk and begin the journey.
Waymo places
Customers in Austin and Atlanta will be capable to request Waymo rides straight via the Uber app, whereas prospects in Los Angeles and San Francisco should use the Waymo app to e-book their rides. Uber prospects in Phoenix have the luxurious of reserving both approach.
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Customers can reserve a Waymo for native deliveries by way of Uber Eats in eligible places.
Backside line
There have been security issues in response to accidents associated to autonomous automobiles — in any case, that is what led to the demise of Cruise.
Nevertheless, Uber assures riders have logged “tens of hundreds of thousands of miles of real-world driving expertise navigating complicated highway situations.” To that finish, they provide entry to a human help staff 24 hours a day, each within the app and inside Waymo automobiles.
As acknowledged, along with Austin, the corporate will launch driverless rides in Atlanta quickly — although it didn’t present an actual date.
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