In the race to transport people in self-driving taxis, Alphabet’s subsidiary Waymo has emerged as the clear frontrunner.
On Tuesday the company announced that its customers were taking more than 100,000 paid rides weekly—double the number from just a few months ago in May. It’s a signal that Waymo is extending its lead over its robo-taxi competitors and that its ride-hailing business could become a meaningful revenue stream for Google’s parent company.
