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Nov 3 (Reuters) – Waymo said on Monday it will launch its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, San Diego and Detroit next year, marking its biggest geographic expansion yet.<\/p>\n

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The new Zeekr model, developed with Chinese automaker Geely, are designed specifically for robotaxi use cases and will be rolled out gradually as the company expands its service.<\/p>\n

Companies like Waymo, Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab<\/a> and Amazon’s (AMZN.O), opens new tab<\/a> Zoox are investing billions into self-driving technology.<\/p>\n

Tesla launched its long-awaited robotaxi service earlier this year, while Waymo already operates driverless services in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, and has completed more than 10 million trips.<\/p>\n

Waymo plans to launch the service in Las Vegas next summer, while in San Diego, it is working with local officials and first responders to secure deployment permits.<\/p>\n

In Detroit, the company said its winter-weather testing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has strengthened its ability to operate year-round, where it has long maintained engineering operations.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo<\/p>\n

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