Waymo has made robotaxis available to all Los Angeles residents

- Waymo has opened up access to all Los Angeles residents - Previously, 300,000 people were on Waymo's waiting list - Now anyone can order a robotaxi through Waymo One - Waymo's service area is about 80 square miles - Waymo has been operating inside the city for almost 5 years now - Approval for commercial service received in the spring of 2024 - Waymo removed the waitlist for San Francisco in July - The company recently raised a new $5.6 billion investment - Investors include Alphabet, Fidelity, Tiger Global, Silver Lake, and others - That said, Waymo's total valuation is already $45+ billion

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Fast food is going all-in on automation

First, cashiers got replaced. Now, the drive-thru is getting automated. Soon, there might be no employees at all

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Google has opened its first wooden office in California

The five-storey building is constructed entirely from compressed timber and, the company says, will leave a 96% smaller carbon footprint than comparable sized buildings made of steel and concrete. It has 900 workstations and 16,954m² of floor space

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Waymo has made robotaxis available to all Los Angeles residents

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