California regulators voted Thursday to approve round-the-clock robotaxi service in San Francisco from Waymo and Cruise.
In Waymo's case, before regulators' decision, the company could not charge fares for ride-hailing at any time if there wasn't a safety driver. But if a safety driver was present in the car, then the company could charge passengers for rides at any time.
Waymo declined to share the weekend's ride-hailing numbers with CNBC, or comment on whether the Cruise traffic jam impacts its operations plans moving forward. But Chris Ludwick, the company's product management director, told CNBC in a statement that the company is seeing"incredibly high demand" for its service.
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