# Publicly Accessible Autonomous Rides Waymo Will Now Over Autonomous Rides in Phoenix By Daniel Johnson | Published 2020-10-15 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-rides References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/waymo-phoenix-public-193945960.html) & [waymo](https://waymo.com/) Waymo will offer autonomous rides to passengers in Pheonix. Passengers can now book autonomous rides with a [Waymo One](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doordash-and-waymo) membership, where rides can be scheduled through the Waymo app. Passengers can also invite others to join them. Waymo also stated that in the next coming weeks it will allow more people to sign up for the Waymo One service. The launch will allow more people to access autonomous rides, and Waymo can operate in a larger area. Waymo employees will be remotely monitoring the autonomous vehicles and will have the ability to control the car if something goes wrong. “In the near term, 100 percent of our rides will be fully driverless,’ said John Krafcik, the Waymo CEO. Image Credit: Waymo ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Autonomous Ridesharing Services:** Waymo's expansion of publicly accessible autonomous rides in Phoenix presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the transportation industry. - **Remote Vehicle Monitoring:** Waymo's use of remote monitoring for autonomous vehicles creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for the technology and automotive industries. - **Increased Accessibility of Autonomous Technology:** Waymo's plan to allow more people to sign up for autonomous rides creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for the mobility and transportation industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Transportation:** The expansion of publicly accessible autonomous rides by Waymo presents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the transportation industry. - **Technology:** Waymo's use of remote monitoring for autonomous vehicles presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the technology industry. - **Automotive:** Waymo's expansion of publicly accessible autonomous rides and remote monitoring creates a disruptive innovation opportunity within the automotive industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Autonomous Delivery Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doordash-and-waymo.md) - [Self-Driving Food Delivery Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waymo-delivery.md) - [All-Electric Taxi Van Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotaxis.md) - [Autonomous Robot Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-1.md) - [Autonomous Robotaxi Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-and-weride.md) - [Bookable Autonomous Shuttles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-and-may-mobility.md) - [Driverless Robotaxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ioniq-5.md) - [Functioning Robotaxi Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotaxi-services.md) - [Driverless Taxi Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/driverless-taxi-service.md)