Passengers will soon be able to ride in ghost-controlled cars to San Francisco.
Waymo has begun testing self-driving taxis in a market without human drivers, but the vehicles are fully computer-driven.

This week, Waymo took a huge step toward offering a taxi service in San Francisco that doesn't require a driver. After a few trials with a backup driver, they're now going to begin testing cars without one, a service where there will be no one behind the wheel, in the city where it has already been tested so far.

To begin, only Wayme personnel will be permitted to participate in the testing, which will take place in a restricted region of San Francisco. The public will be allowed to test driverless vehicles if all of the tests are successful, i.e. if the vehicles prove to be reliable enough to handle the demanding conditions of San Francisco's streets and traffic. People who want to use this cutting-edge mode of transportation (from the Trusted Tester program) will have to use a special Waym app to summon a cab and then select the option to drive in a taxi without a driver. If all of the testing are successful, i.e., if driverless cars are shown to be dependable enough to navigate the congested streets of San Francisco,

The firm, which is owned by Alphabet, has already begun offering a similar taxi service in a small area of Phoenix, Arizona, and the initial feedback has been extremely good. As a result, passengers rapidly forget that the automobile is driven by a computer, rather than a human, because the computer is trained to ride smoothly without fast acceleration or braking (unless in emergencies). that's better than nothing. As a result, passengers rapidly forget that the automobile is driven by a computer, rather than a human, because the computer is trained to ride smoothly without fast acceleration or braking (unless in emergencies).

It takes some time to get used to the notion that the driver's seat is empty, and the daughter of a journalist who drove in such a car stated that it seemed to be controlled by ghosts.

Additional to the launch of driverless taxis in San Francisco, Wayma has announced plans to expand the service region in Phoenix, Arizona. As a first step, only Wayma staff and passengers will be allowed to drive in this new region.
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