Waymo driverless ride-hail service starts autonomous test drives in Philadelphia
You can’t hail a Waymo ride in Philadelphia just yet, but the autonomous vehicles are already on city streets, and drawing strong reactions from the people who spot them. Waymo, the California-based autonomous ride-hailing company, announced it has begun autonomous test drives in Philadelphia ahead of a public launch. For now, trained human specialists remain behind the wheel, but the company says fully driverless operations are coming. The Action Cam captured one of the vehicles moving through Center City on Friday. Residents who saw the cars, or who have ridden in Waymo vehicles elsewhere, expressed everything from curiosity to concern.