Wasted football fans can get lost in Waymo self driving cars
A select number of Super Bowl fans in Arizona this year will get a chance to shuttle around in driverless cars, marking one of the biggest real-word tests for the emerging tech so far. Alphabet owned Waymo, which officially opened its autonomous taxi rides to the public in Phoenix late last year, says it will shuttle fans from the airport and around select downtown destinations. One place Waymo won’t deliver riders though is the stadium itself.
We are proud to partner with @Waymo as the Official Autonomous Technology Partner of the #AZSuperBowl Host Committee.
Coming into town for #SB57? Download the #WaymoOne app, hail a fully autonomous ride around Downtown Phoenix, and share your experience with the #WaymoDriver! pic.twitter.com/CY9kTnwYpo
— AZSuperBowl (@AZSuperBowl) January 19, 2023
Fans interested in a driverless chaperon can summon a car using the Waymo app. If accepted, passengers will be picked up in a snazzy Jaguar I-PACE. Waymo hopes its services could help cut down on unnecessary, and potentially deadly, drunk driving.
“According to NHTSA, car accidents spike between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, with nearly half involving alcohol,” a Waymo official told The City Times. “An autonomous driver that’s never drunk, tired or distracted can make our roads safer during big events like the Super Bowl and in people’s everyday lives.”
