Waymo Now Offering Pickups at SF Airport Rental Center

<p>Bay Area travelers can now catch their next flight at San Francisco International Airport via convenient and fully autonomous Waymo rides&period; For the first time&comma; Waymo is offering SFO access to a select number of riders and will gradually welcome all riders over the coming months&period; Initially&comma; pickups and dropoffs will occur at the SFO Rental Car Center&comma; accessible via a short AirTrain ride&comma; with plans to serve additional airport locations like the terminals in the future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>SFO is one of the busiest airports in the U&period;S&period; and a key transportation hub for the region&period; This marquee service will allow Waymo to further support the SF Bay Area’s economy and thriving tourism industry&period; Waymo provides service to a 260 square miles in the Bay Area service&period; In December&comma; Waymo began service to Mineta San Jose Airport and recently starting offer freeway access&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Serving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport delivers one of the most requested features for our riders and further deepens our relationship with the city&comma;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote; said Tekedra Mawakana&comma; co-CEO&comma; Waymo&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With millions traveling in for major events this year&comma; we look forward to meeting the growing demand for reliable&comma; fully autonomous rides&period; We are proud to offer a service that is improving road safety in San Francisco and providing a magical start or end to Bay Area journeys&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are excited to launch Waymo passenger service at SFO&comma;” said San Francisco International Airport Director Mike Nakornkhet&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As the global gateway to a region of innovation&comma; this new option demonstrates our continued commitment to providing an extraordinary travel experience with transportation options that are safe&comma; sustainable&comma; and reliable&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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