Waymo进军加拿大：多伦多启动测绘与道路测试 计划2028年推出无人出租车服务
Alphabet旗下自动驾驶公司Waymo于10月16日宣布，已获准加入加拿大Ontario自动驾驶汽车试点计划，将在多伦多启动高清地图测绘与道路测试，为2028年在当地推出无人驾驶出租车服务做准备。这将是Waymo首次进入加拿大市场。
据Waymo官方博客与路透社报道，公司将按其一贯的分阶段方式推进多伦多业务：先由人工驾驶车辆绘制街道高清地图，再在配备安全员的情况下开展自动驾驶公开道路测试，之后逐步撤下安全员、向公众开放叫车服务。Waymo同时宣布与总部位于多伦多的Element Fleet Management合作，由后者负责当地车队的维护、验证驾驶、客户服务与运营支持，预计将创造数百个就业岗位。Waymo联合首席执行官马瓦卡纳（Tekedra Mawakana）表示，进军加拿大是公司全球化进程的重要里程碑；多伦多也将是Waymo迄今尝试运营的最靠北、冬季路况最严峻的城市之一。
目前，Waymo已在美国15座城市运营商业化无人出租车服务，并正在伦敦与东京进行测试。本周早些时候，Waymo还宣布San Diego、San Antonio与Tampa三座城市的服务已向所有用户开放。
Waymo Heads to Canada: Toronto Mapping and Testing Begin Ahead of a Planned 2028 Robotaxi Launch
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving unit, announced on October 16 that it has been approved to join Ontario's automated vehicle pilot program and will begin high-definition mapping and road testing in Toronto, ahead of a planned 2028 launch of its driverless ride-hailing service in Canada's largest city. It would be Waymo's first deployment in Canada.
According to Waymo's official blog and Reuters, the company will follow its usual phased playbook in Toronto: manually driven vehicles will first map the street network, followed by autonomous testing on public roads with a human safety operator aboard, before the operators are eventually removed and the public is invited to ride. Waymo said it has partnered with Toronto-based Element Fleet Management for fleet maintenance, validation driving, customer service and operations, and expects the expansion to support hundreds of jobs. Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana called the move into Canada an important milestone in the company's global journey; Toronto is also the northernmost and most wintry market Waymo has attempted so far.
Waymo currently operates commercial robotaxi services in 15 U.S. cities and is testing in London and Tokyo. Earlier this week, the company opened its service to all riders in San Diego, San Antonio and Tampa.
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图片来源：图：Waymo无人驾驶汽车（捷豹I-PACE）在城市街头行驶（资料图）。图片来源：Oleg Yunakov，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。Photo: A Waymo Jaguar I-PACE driverless car on a city street (file photo). Source: Oleg Yunakov, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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