HOW WAYMO COMPARES TO RIVALS IN ROBOTAXI RACE
Deployment of ride-hailing services
• Waymo launched on December 5
• GM’s Cruise is targeting 2019
• Ford is targeting 2021
• Uber said it has no timeline to share
Autonomous testing in the US
• Waymo: Testing mainly in Arizona, but also in 21 other cities
• GM: Testing in San Francisco, Arizona and Michigan
• Ford: Testing in Miami, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Washington DC
• Uber: Stopped testing in Arizona and Pittsburgh in the wake of a fatal accident in Arizona in March. Last month, however, it applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for permission to resume testing
Size of self-driving fleet
• Waymo: 600 vehicles, mostly in Arizona
• GM: 180 vehicles registered in California
• Ford: Over 100 vehicles by the end-2018
• Uber: Around 200 vehicles
Other US self-driving car pilots In limited geofenced areas generating revenue
• Las Vegas: Aptiv (formerly Delphi) operating 30 vehicles offering paid rides through Lyft between casinos and other venues
• Arlington and Frisco, Texas: Drive.ai operating 3 vehicles in Arlington, 4 in Frisco
• Union Point: Optimus Ride operating five
vehicles in this new community
• Detroit and Columbus: May Mobility operating 3 vehicles in Detroit; on December 10, up to 3 vehicles in Columbus