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What Driverless Waymo Taxi Rides Are Like in San Francisco

On Monday, Waymo began letting the public pay for rides in its driverless cars in San Francisco. The New York Times dispatched three reporters around the city to test the service.

By Tripp Mickle Yiwen Lu and Mike Isaac

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Driverless Taxis Can Expand San Francisco Services, Regulators Say

Autonomous Cruise and Waymo cars have been buzzing around the city for some time, and now can offer paid rides throughout it around the clock.

By Yiwen Lu

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San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services

Local officials are worried that state regulators are too eager about a plan by the companies Cruise and Waymo to offer round-the-clock driverless taxi services.

By Yiwen Lu

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The Perils of Working on a C.E.O.’s Pet Project

Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs.

By Karen Weise Nico Grant and Mike Isaac