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Briefing
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- Transportation Network Company Status – Waymo granted by Arizona government with Transportation Network Company (TNC) status on January 24, 2018, allowing commercial operation of ride-hailing service using autonomous vehicles
- Driverless Fleet – Will use Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with 33 miles all-electric range
- Early Rider Program – Started conducting pilot tests with engineers on-board within 100-square mile radius of Phoenix metro in early 2017, offering 24/7 ride-hailing services to program users for free, but became fully unmanned beginning in November 2017
- Next Steps – Acquiring thousands of Pacifica Hybrid units to grow network and partnering with Avis for fleet maintenance
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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Avis, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Waymo
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Source
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Gitlin, J., "Robotaxi permit gets Arizona’s OK; Waymo will start service in 2018",
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Bonnington, C., "Did Waymo just put Uber in second place?",
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Khoury, A., "You can now hail a ride in a fully autonomous vehicle, courtesy of Waymo",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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February 16, 2018
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