罗利与达勒姆 Waymo 启动洽谈：拟将无人驾驶出租车引入三角研究区
北卡罗来纳州韦克县罗利市与达勒姆县达勒姆市消息：北卡罗来纳州韦克县罗利市与达勒姆县达勒姆市所在的三角研究区有望迎来无人驾驶出租车服务：Alphabet 旗下的 Waymo 公司10月30日被披露正在与当地官员接洽，讨论将自动驾驶出租车业务引入罗利与达勒姆。
Waymo 此前已确认计划于 2027 年底前在夏洛特推出自动驾驶平台，此次三角区洽谈是其在北卡罗来纳州扩张的下一步；据报道，双方在 2026 年 10 月的一场交通峰会上讨论了三角区扩张事宜。Waymo 表示，其自动驾驶系统已累计完成 2.7 亿英里的全自动驾驶里程，车辆配备激光雷达、雷达、摄像头与麦克风组成的传感系统。
罗利与达勒姆的居民未来有望获得一种以自动驾驶技术为核心的新型出行选择，而不必依赖传统网约车。Cruise 公司早在 2023 年就已开始在罗利与夏洛特测绘街道，但 Waymo 的进入将使三角区成为北卡自动驾驶竞争的新焦点。当地官员与 Waymo 的洽谈仍处于早期阶段，服务上线时间与覆盖范围尚未公布。
来源：GSM·美国
North Carolina: Waymo Opens Talks to Bring Driverless Taxis to Raleigh and Durham in the Research Triangle
Raleigh, Wake County, and Durham, Durham County, North Carolina — The Research Triangle may be next for driverless taxis: Alphabet's Waymo was reported on Oct. 30 to be in discussions with local officials about bringing its autonomous ride-hailing service to Raleigh and Durham.
Waymo has already confirmed plans to launch its self-driving platform in Charlotte by the end of 2027, and the Triangle talks are the next step in its North Carolina expansion; the two sides discussed a Triangle expansion at a transportation summit in October 2026. Waymo says its system has completed 270 million miles of fully autonomous driving, using a sensor suite of lidar, radar, cameras and microphones.
Residents of Raleigh and Durham may in the future gain a new travel option built around autonomous driving rather than traditional ride-hailing. Cruise began mapping streets in Raleigh and Charlotte as early as 2023, but Waymo's entry would make the Triangle a new focus of North Carolina's autonomous driving competition. Talks between local officials and Waymo remain at an early stage, and no launch date or coverage area has been announced.
Source: GSM·America
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