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Transportation · Recorded milestone

Driverless robotaxi service

Recorded year2020

Waymo opens fully driverless rides to the public in Phoenix, built on deep learning and lidar.

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Built on

LidarRecorded · 1961enables
GPSRecorded · 1995enables
Self-driving car challengeRecorded · 2005enables
Ride-hailing appsRecorded · 2010enables
Deep learning breakthroughRecorded · 2012enables
AI accelerator chipsRecorded · 2016requires

Led to

Eyes-off self-driving carRecorded · 2021enables
Autonomous freight trucksRecorded · 2025enables
One booking door to doorForecast · ~2031enables
Self-driving wheelchairsForecast · ~2031enables
Robotaxis in most big citiesForecast · ~2045enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.