Some parts of the service remain unavailable. Waymo said rides to and from Dallas Love Field Airport and travel on freeways are not yet open to public riders, although the company plans to add those routes after completing testing. Earlier this year, Waymo paused freeway operations in other markets after some vehicles encountered difficulties navigating highway construction zones before beginning to restore those routes last week.
The Dallas rollout expands Waymo's commercial footprint to nearly a dozen cities. In addition to Dallas, the company operates public robotaxi services in the San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Nashville, Atlanta and Austin. It also maintains rider waitlists in Houston and San Antonio.
Waymo is continuing to expand its autonomous vehicle operations beyond its existing service areas. The company has announced plans to enter more than two dozen additional cities across the United States, including locations with more challenging weather conditions such as Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis.
To support those deployments, Waymo is introducing its sixth-generation autonomous driving system on its new Ojai vehicle platform. According to the company, the latest technology is designed to detect more environmental details and better interpret objects across a wider range of lighting and weather conditions.
Dallas has become an increasingly active market for autonomous ride-hailing companies. Uber and Avride launched their robotaxi partnership in the city late last year, while Amazon-owned Zoox began testing its autonomous vehicles there earlier this year after expanding operations in Las Vegas and San Francisco. Other companies, including Uber, Lucid Motors and Nuro, are also testing autonomous vehicles in nearby markets, while May Mobility operates fully autonomous rides in Atlanta through its partnership with Lyft.
This analysis is based on reporting from CNET.
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