DMV greenlights Waymo driverless taxis to expand services across Bay Area and beyond
Waymo is getting the green light to test and eventually expand its driverless taxi service across the entire Bay Area and beyond. The DMV gave the go-ahead Friday to the company to launch the robotaxis in the North Bay, East Bay and eastward to Sacramento. Right now, the robotaxis are giving rides from San Francisco down to the South Bay. But you can’t order a ride from the city to the other side of the bay just yet. “It’s a milestone. It’s a major milestone for Waymo. They are trying very hard to cover the whole state,” said Ahmed Banafa, tech expert and professor at San Jose State University. “This is just confirming that California is the cradle for technology, and this kind of technology should expand here and people should get a taste of driverless or robotaxis.”