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Two companies vying for a commercial advantage in getting autonomous cars into the mainstream have applied for licenses to carry passengers and make deliveries in San Francisco.
Exclusive - Waymo, Cruise seek permits to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco
By Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave
Reuters
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits needed to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, state documents reviewed by Reuters showed, setting the stage for the biggest tests yet of their technology in a dense urban environment.
Neither company revealed when they intend to launch services. But they detailed contrasting deployment plans, with Waymo starting with drivered operations and Cruise expecting to deploy vehicles without humans behind the wheel.
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By Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) â Alphabet Incâs Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits needed to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, state documents reviewed by Reuters showed, setting the stage for the biggest tests yet of their technology in a dense urban environment.
Neither company revealed when they intend to launch services. But they detailed contrasting deployment plans, with Waymo starting with âdrivered operationsâ and Cruise expecting to deploy vehicles without humans behind the wheel.
Californiaâs Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has yet to decide on the previously unreported applications made by Waymo on Jan. 19 and by Cruise on March 29, according to the documents. The agency had no immediate comment on Tuesday.
Exclusive-Waymo, Cruise seek permits to charge for autonomous car rides in San Francisco
By Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave
Reuters
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits needed to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, state documents reviewed by Reuters showed, setting the stage for the biggest tests yet of their technology in a dense urban environment.
Neither company revealed when they intend to launch services. But they detailed contrasting deployment plans, with Waymo starting with drivered operations and Cruise expecting to deploy vehicles without humans behind the wheel.