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Waymo starts offering rides at the Las Vegas airport

By Sean O'Kane · Via TechCrunch · Published by Everything Blog

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Waymo has expanded its self-driving car service to the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, offering rides to and from the airport, marking the sixth major airport that Waymo serves.

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Waymo is expanding its service to six major airports.: Waymo is expanding its service to six major airports.
Waymo began offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is currently limit…: Waymo began offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is currently limited to a 24-square-mile area in the city.
Amazon-owned Zoox also offers rides at the airport, and more robotaxis are expected to be…: Amazon-owned Zoox also offers rides at the airport, and more robotaxis are expected to be added to Sin City.

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Waymo is now shuttling customers to and from the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with pickups and dropoffs happening at dedicated “autonomous vehicle zones” at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, the company announced Wednesday.

This is the sixth major airport that Waymo is serving. The company already offers rides at Phoenix Sky Harbor, Nashville International, San Antonio International, San Francisco International, and San José International airports.

Waymo only just started offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September, but is already serving a 24-square-mile area in the city. The company said the rides to and from the Las Vegas airport will be limited at first to just a few riders, before opening up to all customers.

Amazon-owned Zoox already offers rides at the Vegas airport, and more robotaxis are coming to Sin City. In August, state regulators approved permits that will allow Tesla and Uber to put thousands of them on the city’s streets in the next year.

Original source: techcrunch.com

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Waymo has expanded its self-driving car service to the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, offering rides to and from the airport, marking the sixth major airport that Waymo serves.

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Waymo is expanding its service to six major airports.: Waymo is expanding its service to six major airports.
Waymo began offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is currently limit…: Waymo began offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is currently limited to a 24-square-mile area in the city.
Amazon-owned Zoox also offers rides at the airport, and more robotaxis are expected to be…: Amazon-owned Zoox also offers rides at the airport, and more robotaxis are expected to be added to Sin City.

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Waymo has expanded its self-driving car service to the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, offering rides to and from the airport, marking the sixth major airport that Waymo serves.

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Waymo is expanding its service to six major airports.: Waymo is expanding its service to six major airports.
Waymo began offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is currently limit…: Waymo began offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is currently limited to a 24-square-mile area in the city.
Amazon-owned Zoox also offers rides at the airport, and more robotaxis are expected to be…: Amazon-owned Zoox also offers rides at the airport, and more robotaxis are expected to be added to Sin City.

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