Waymo robo-taxi cars debut on Orlando streets

Starting this week, Waymo’s cars are being human-driven around Orlando. A WFTV crew watched one car make several laps around a Starbucks parking lot, presumably taking note of the locations of each stop sign. The Orlando stop is just one of the Google-owned company’s announced 2025 road trip where it aims to open its algorithms to different scenarios across the United States. The company has launched in four cities: LA, San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix. It’s preparing to launch in Miami and Atlanta this summer. Before it comes to Orlando, the company will conduct thousands of miles of testing so its cars act as close to others around it as possible to minimize the risk of crashes. Read more: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/auton...