Waymo Launches Otonom Taxi Service in Singapore

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle technology company of Google’s Alphabet began to serve officially in Singapore. This step means that the company started its autonomous taxi service on the first time outside the North America. Singapore has become an attractive market for technology companies with low operating costs and supporting regulations.

The main specialities of Waymo’s Singapore expansion:

-** global scaling of Otonom vehicle technology**: The company acquires the possibility of testing and developing its own system in different geographies

• evidence of artificial intelligence navigation capabilities in high density city environment
• Controlled test environment and regulatory support provided by the Singapore government
• Providing regional technology leadership in the region and establishing local business partnerships
• Potential to create new revenue streams in autonomous transportation industry

Singapore is known as one of the most suitable cities in the world with dedicated autonomous vehicle testing zones. The success of Waymo here can strengthen the expansion plans of the company to other Asian markets. This movement shows that autonomous vehicle technology is now not only western countries, but also attracting the attention of developed Asian economies.

Waymo’s Singapore business is an important milestone that indicates the industry’s ripening and becoming the main current transportation method of autonomous taxi services.