Customers can accept or decline an autonomous vehicle ride
PHOENIX — Starting Thursday in the Phoenix area, customers who request a ride through the Uber app may be able to catch a driverless ride for the first time. Autonomous vehicles can be matched to customers who request UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort, and Uber Electric rides, if within the operating territory.
If a driverless ride is assigned to you, you’ll be able to accept the ride or decline and find another. Riders can also “opt in” to have increased chances of getting a driverless ride through the Uber app settings. Earlier this year, Waymo announced it was expanding its operating area and ABC15 spoke with a rideshare driver who was concerned about the possibility of losing business to driverless vehicles.
Video in the player above highlights ABC15's previous coverage of Uber and Waymo services in the Valley.
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