**Waymo Expands Driverless Operations Across Bay Area and Southern California**<\/p>\n
Waymo, the autonomous driving technology company, has received final regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to significantly expand its fully driverless operations. This crucial permit allows Waymo to deploy its self-driving vehicles for passenger service throughout the entire Bay Area and across various parts of Southern California, including Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The expansion marks a major milestone for Waymo, enabling it to offer its autonomous ride-hailing services to a much wider customer base without human safety drivers. This move is expected to intensify the competition in the nascent autonomous vehicle market and brings the vision of widespread robotaxi services closer to reality for millions of Californians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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