The tour will cover Santa Monica and Venice Beach from October 11th to November 18th, Century City from November 20th to December 17th, West Hollywood from December 17th to January 7th, Mid City from January 8th to 23rd, Koreatown from January 24th to February 8th, and Downtown LA from February 9th to March 3rd. Waymo's robotaxis are programmed to travel from the West Side to Downtown LA, an area larger than San Francisco but smaller than its coverage in Phoenix.
Key takeaways:
- Waymo has announced a "tour across Los Angeles" that allows residents to ride in fully autonomous vehicles, as it prepares for the launch of a commercial robotaxi service.
- The company plans to make six multi-week "tour stops" in LA neighborhoods where people can hail a self-driving car without a driver in the front seat.
- Interested residents can get early access tickets at several pop-up events throughout the city or sign up for a waitlist. Once they receive a ticket, they can use Waymo's fully driverless vehicles for free within the service area for one week during the allotted time.
- The tour will cover Santa Monica and Venice Beach, Century City, West Hollywood, Mid City, Koreatown, and Downtown LA. Waymo's operational design domain -- the area in which its robotaxis are programmed to travel -- stretches from the West Side to Downtown LA.