SAN FRANCISCO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Uber and Waymo said on Tuesday the public will be able to hail a robotaxi in Atlanta, U.S. state of Georgia, this summer.
Uber said the company is inviting customers in Atlanta to join a list if they're interested in hailing a Waymo robotaxi as the companies prepare to launch a commercial service in the city.
The service will initially cover 65 square miles of the city, including the Downtown, Buckhead, and Capitol View areas. The companies said there are plans to expand the operating territory in the future.
The two companies last September announced plans to offer a robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in early 2025 as part of an expanded partnership.
In March, the companies started offering the "Waymo on Uber" robotaxi service in Austin.
For the two companies, the "Waymo on Uber" service splits the responsibilities of owning and operating a fleet of driverless vehicles: Uber handles the charging, maintenance, and cleaning of the autonomous vehicles, as well as managing access to the robotaxis via its app, while Waymo monitors the tech and the autonomous operations, including rider assistance, according to a report by TechCrunch.
Under the partnership, only Uber users can hail Waymo's fleet of autonomous Jaguar I-PACE vehicles.
