Robotaxis open for business in Los Angeles

Anyone in Los Angeles will be able to digitally hail a Waymo robotaxi beginning Tuesday, but don't expect the driverless vehicle to jump onto a freeway. Waymo announced it will begin Waymo One service in Los Angeles County but will limit its vehicles to surface streets, where the startup owned by Google's parent, Alphabet, has been testing the sensor-laden cars for months with a limited group of passengers. The service can now be accessed by the public 24 hours a day on its app. Los Angeles officials have been skeptical, seeking more safety oversight of the vehicles as future growth looms and unions raise concerns about job losses. But California Gov. Gavin Newsom this year vetoed legislation that would have required driverless car companies to report more data on crashes.