Waymo announces driverless taxi fleet is coming to Minneapolis

Get ready to see self-driving vehicles cruising across Minneapolis.

Waymo, owned by Google parent company Alphabet, says “a mixed fleet of our Jaguar I-PACE and Zeekr RT vehicles” will hit the streets starting Thursday morning in its efforts to “lay the early groundwork” for full service in Minnesota’s largest city.

“To prepare for Minneapolis’ winter weather, we’ve made great strides in our efforts to operate in heavier snow — including testing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, California’s Sierra Nevada, and Upstate New York,” Waymo said in a statement…

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