Alphabet’s self-driving car company launches what it hopes will be lucrative individual teen accounts—and maybe a whole lot of social change in the process.

In rides lasting between 4.3 km and 9.3 km, a Lyft cost $2.60 per km, an Uber cost $2.90 per km, and a Waymo cost $3.50 per km. The other impact is that longer wait times equals more expensive trips.

City officials and labor leaders in Boston expressed concerns Thursday that allowing driverless cars could jeopardize public ...

Waymo offers teen accounts for driverless rides Waymo said it will offer “specially-trained Rider Support agents” during rides hailed by teens and loop in parents if needed.

Waymo has announced plans to launch its robotaxi service in Miami and Washington, D.C., next year, and is gathering data and conducting road tests in several markets, including New York City.

Waymo has introduced an option for teen accounts, allowing young passengers to take rides in its driverless robotaxis without adult supervision. The program is only available in metropolitan ...

Waymo co-CEOs Dmitri Dolgov and Tekedra Mawakana are winning the race for autonomous rides by playing the long game.

Starting Tuesday, Uber riders in Atlanta can hail a Waymo robotaxi to get around town. Now, when you book a ride via UberX, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric, you could be paired with a fully ...

Factoring in its partnership with Uber, Waymo is providing more than 250,000 paid rides per week — making it the early front-runner in the still-nascent robotaxi market.

Meanwhile, Waymo said it provides 250,000 paid robotaxi rides every week across Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco. The addition of Atlanta to that list should push those numbers up.

Travel Driverless Uber rides now operating in Atlanta; here's where Driverless Uber rides just launched in Atlanta. Here's how to request a Waymo robotaxi across 65 square miles of the city.

Waymo offers teen accounts for driverless rides By Jennifer Elias, CNBC • Published July 8, 2025 • Updated on July 8, 2025 at 1:12 pm Log in or create a free profile to save articles BOOKMARKER ...