- Waymo said it is preparing a driverless robotaxi service in Toronto that will carry passengers without a driver. The company set a goal of welcoming its first passengers in 2028.
- According to the source, testing will proceed in stages. First, the road network will be turned into high-resolution maps. Then specialized autonomous driving staff will sit in the driver's seat during road tests to adapt the system to Toronto's road conditions.
- Vehicle operations and maintenance will be handled by Element Fleet Management, a fleet management company headquartered in Toronto. Waymo said it plans to create hundreds of jobs over the long term in areas such as maintenance, test driving, and customer service.
- According to Waymo's announcement, its autonomous vehicles in operating cities have driven more than 400 million kilometers, and compared with human-driven vehicles, serious injury or worse crashes were 95% fewer. This is Waymo's own tally, and the source does not include external verification results.
O: A office worker in downtown Toronto weighing whether to change their commute has signed up for update alerts on Waymo's Canada page and suggests planning travel around the first passenger rides in 2028.
X: The reduction figures of 95% and 20 times come from Waymo's own tally and publication, apply only to serious injury or worse crashes, and no external verification appears in the original text.