Khaleej Times

HOW WAYMO COMPARES TO RIVALS IN ROBOTAXI RACE

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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

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