Waymo Opens Up Driverless Rides to Everyone in Los Angeles

Hailing a Waymo robotaxi in Los Angeles just got easier. On Tuesday, the self-driving company scrapped its waitlist for the area and opened up rides for anyone with the Waymo One app. Now, any interested passengers can hop in a Waymo 24/7 and ride across nearly 80 square miles of LA County, including Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Downtown LA -- with plans to expand into more areas soon. This comes after Waymo rolled out commercial operations in LA earlier this year, with nearly 300,000 people joining a wa ...