Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport

Wemo has been cleared to serve his first airport in California: San Jose Maine International. The company announced on Thursday that it would launch its robotaxis exam there in the coming months and planned to start commercial rides at the end of the year.

The company has spent years to work to serve the airport in its home state. Wemo was returning with officials at San Francisco Airport in 2021 Was rejectedThe Early this year, though wemo was granted The main airport allowed to start manually mapping As the first step towards launching commercial services there.

The start of wemo Carbeside Drop-Off and Pick-Up offer Sky Harbor International Airport of Phoenix at the end of 2023 and Expanded 24/7 service in August 2024. The company says it has since proposed to “several thousand” travel from Arizona Airport and is the most popular destination of Phoenix.

The company was on an expansion tear lately. It has more than 2,000 robotaxis in its nationwide, about 1 in the bay area, 1 in Los Angeles, 1 in Phoenix, 1 in Austin and dozens of “Atlanta”.

At the beginning of this week, Wemo had published plans to expand the service Denver and SeattleAnd the agency has previously announced that it will turn on commercial activities in Dallas, Miami and Washington, DC Weemo Start the test Its vehicles in New York City.