Waymo Is Expanding Internationally, Bringing Its Self-Driving Fleet to Tokyo

Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google's parent Alphabet, is going international. The company on Monday said it's partnering with Japanese taxi service Nihon Kotsu and taxi app Go to bring its fully electric, autonomous vehicles to Tokyo as part of a "road trip," during which Waymo deploys testing fleets to build and refine its self-driving technology. In Tokyo, the Waymo Driver "will learn and adapt to left-hand traffic and new driving nuances associated with operating in one of the world's most densely pop ...