Alphabet-owned Waymo announced it will begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, marking its first step toward international expansion. Partnering with Japan's largest taxi operator and the taxi app GO, Waymo will map key areas in Tokyo. Waymo will use data from manned test drives and U.S.-based closed-course testing to train its AI systems for Japanese driving conditions. Waymo announced U.S. expansions for 2024, including new testing in Miami, driverless service in Los Angeles, and planned launches in Austin and Atlanta with Uber.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street. Alphabet-owned Waymo announced it will begin
00:04testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, marking its first step towards international
00:10expansion. Partnering with Japan's largest taxi operator and a taxi app Go, Waymo will map key
00:16areas in Tokyo. Waymo will use data from manned test drives and U.S.-based closed-course testing
00:22to train its AI systems for Japanese driving conditions. Waymo announced U.S. expansions for
00:272024, including new testing in Miami, driverless service in Los Angeles, and planned launches in
00:33Austin and Atlanta with Uber. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.