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Waymo opens 24-hour rider-only service in downtown Phoenix

Waymo opened paid driverless rides in downtown Phoenix to anyone using its app, operating around the clock without an onboard safety driver.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM58confidence 98/100

Why it moved the index

Public 24-hour paid access expanded rider-only physical autonomy beyond limited testers and time windows. The service remained geographically bounded within downtown Phoenix.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 58 · confidence 98

    New November 2022 public round-the-clock deployment linked to the existing fifth-generation Waymo Driver.

    12 Aug 2026