Waymo ridership skyrocketed in San Francisco since the start of the year, according to data shared by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.
Though some people are uncomfortable with the technology, that’s not stopping riders from choosing a driverless option.
Data released by the California Public Utilities Commission and shared by SFCTA details how trip volume for Waymo’s driverless vehicles increased fourfold this year.
Waymo operated 77,000 driverless rides in SF in January of this year. That number grew to more than 312,000 Waymo rides in the month of August.
“We’re building a safer future one ride at a time, and I’m thrilled to share that we’ve just surpassed 100k paid trips per week!” read a post from Waymo’s co-CEO, Tekedra N. Mawakana in mid-August.
The data released by CPUC also shows where those trips took place. The heaviest use of Waymo’s driverless vehicles appears to be centralized in the …