Waymo driverless taxis begin testing in Toronto ‘in the coming days’
Alphabet's Waymo will start the first phase of driverless testing in Toronto within days - the robotaxi technology's first Canadian foothold.
Waymo’s driverless taxis begin testing in Toronto “in the coming days,” the company announced – the first phase of its testing in the city, as CBC News reported.
Toronto becomes the first Canadian city to host the Alphabet-owned robotaxi company’s on-road testing, a milestone in the technology’s arrival in Canada. The initial phase focuses on high-definition mapping and testing with trained autonomous specialists behind the wheel before any commercial service – which Waymo is building toward with a goal of welcoming its first riders in 2028.
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Toronto’s winter weather, dense downtown traffic and cyclone-riddled construction zones make it a tougher testing ground than Phoenix or San Francisco. How Waymo’s vehicles handle their first snowfall will be watched closely by an industry that has long treated Canadian winters as the final boss of autonomous driving.
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