Bay Area-based autonomous driving technology company Waymo is about to become a whole lot more prevalent around Los Angeles. Starting today, Waymo has moved out of its Southern California beta-testing phase, nixing its waitlist for wide-open ride-hailing.

Anyone in Los Angeles with the Waymo One app can now request a driverless ride within an 80-square-mile area of the city.

Alphabet's Waymo said on Tuesday its autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One, is now available to everyone in Los Angeles, a sign of rapid growth and adoption of the technology.

Waymo One, the driverless ride-hailing app, is now fully available to much of greater Los Angeles after the robotaxi service previously started offering rides in LA to a limited number of people on a waiting list.

Autonomous car specialist Waymo has said it's expanding its robotaxi service in Los Angeles less than a year after launching there.

Alphabet Inc.-owned Waymo LLC just announced that its autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One, is now available to everyone in Los Angeles.

Of course, Waymo is now in direct competition with human-powered transportation services like Uber and Lyft, both of which operate without any pesky geographic restrictions. Those services are often cheaper than Waymo’s vehicles, and customers can expect shorter wait times for rides.

According to Waymo, on average its autonomous taxi service in Los Angeles received a 4.7 out of 5 star rating.

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secre

You may be seeing more Waymo cars around Los Angeles. This comes as the robotaxi service on Tuesday announced it is now open to all riders - without a waitlist or invitation code. "Now is an exciting time to welcome everyone in Los Angeles along for the ride,