"It just goes to show how a company backed by a tech titan is willing to try different avenues, small or large, to get more riders in robotaxi seats. "The main purpose of what Waymo does today, I think, is to learn," Brad Templeton, who was a consultant for Waymo's Google Self-Driving Car Project phase, told Business Insider. "Up until recently, it's been about learning what works, what doesn't work - experimenting with pricing, experimenting with policies, and experimenting with partnerships.""
"On Wednesday, the Alphabet spinoff announced it would bring self-driving cars to Nashville, in part by making its service available on the Lyft platform. The partnership means Waymo is now partnered with two of the biggest ride-hailing companies in North America: Uber and Lyft. At a smaller scale, Waymo said today that it will make its existing robotaxi fleet in the Metro-Phoenix area available to Chandler Flex riders."
Waymo is pursuing multiple channels to increase robotaxi usage, combining its proprietary app with integrations into existing ride-hailing and microtransit platforms. The company will offer self-driving cars in Nashville through Lyft, creating partnerships with both Lyft and Uber in North America. Waymo will also make its Metro-Phoenix fleet available to Chandler Flex riders, a Via-powered on-demand microtransit program with lower fares and pooled routing. Chandler Flex logged about 120,000 rides over three years, while Waymo completes more than 250,000 trips per week. Waymo continually experiments with pricing, policies, and partnerships to learn what drives ridership growth.
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