Uber and Waymo Begin Driverless Ride-Hailing Service in Atlanta

Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday will begin offering its customers driverless Waymo rides in Atlanta, making it the second market, after Austin, where the two companies are teaming up instead of competing against each other.

Dozens of Waymo’s robotaxis will service 65 square miles (168 square kilometers) of Atlanta, Uber said, including from downtown, to Buckhead and to Capitol View, with plans to expand in the future. Uber had told riders in April they can increase their chances of getting an autonomous vehicle, or AV, by indicating their preference in the Uber app. Users will always have the option to accept a driverless ride or to switch to a human-operated car before a car is dispatched to them, the company said.