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[^1]\n\nWaymo has started offering driverless rides to customers in San Diego, Tampa, Florida, and Denver. [^2]\n\nZoox and Waymo separately announced expansions of their driverless ride-hailing operations into new U.S. cities on Tuesday. [^3]\n\nA reporter's test ride in Las Vegas on June 24, 2025, showed Zoox's robotaxi has a bidirectional design with no front or back, seating four passengers facing each other, which frees up interior space, and a screen that connects riders to a support agent if problems arise. [^4]\n\nNevada authorities on July 20, 2025, approved Waymo and Tesla to operate paid fully autonomous transportation in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, while Waymo continues expanding paid driverless taxi service in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, and Tesla operates robotaxis in several Texas and Florida cities. [^5]\n\nAmazon's Zoox plans to start testing its autonomous vehicles in Houston and San Diego. [^6]\n\nWaymo said it would begin welcoming its first public riders in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, bringing its fully autonomous ride service to 14 cities. [^7]\n\nZoox said it would begin testing in Houston and San Diego, bringing its presence to 12 U.S. locations. [^8]\n\nThe article reports on the expansion of autonomous vehicle services to multiple US cities including San Diego, Tampa, Denver, and Houston. [^9]\n\nZoox has been carrying passengers for free in Las Vegas, San Francisco, Austin and Miami as part of its testing program. 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