关于谷歌在无人驾驶领域一家独大？（双语）

 

 After years of work, Waymo — Alphabet’s self-driving subsidiary — has finally 

unveiled its driverless taxi service. Dubbed Waymo One, it is available to locals in some Arizona suburbs. To use the service, riders must download Waymo’s ride-hailing app 

and provide a credit-card number. This allows them to see price estimates before 

accepting a trip without a driver. Waymo chief John Krafcik says the service will, 

“make the roads safer and easier for everyone to navigate”.

经过多年的努力， -  Alphabet的自动驾驶子公司 - 终于推出了无人驾驶出租车服务。 要使用该服务，车手必须下载Waymo的乘车应用程序并提供信用卡号码。 允许他们在接受没有驾驶员的旅行之前查看价格预计。 Waymo首席执行官John Krafcik表示，该服务将“让每个人都能更安全，更轻松地在道路上驾驶”。

The launch comes at an important time. A Google spin-off, Waymo has spent more 

than $1bn on developing self-driving technology and is keen to recoup that cash. The 

company also wants to establish a foothold in a space that could be worth more than $7tn globally each year by 2050. Competitors including Ford, General Motors and 

Mercedes hold similar aspirations. All three are expected to launch robotaxi services. 

For now, Waymo is leading and equity analysts are cheering.

发布会是一个重要的时刻。 作为谷歌的衍生公司，Waymo花费了超过10亿美元用于开发自动驾驶技术，并且热衷于收回现金。 到2050年，该公司还希望在全球每年价值超过7万亿美元的空间建立立足点。包括福特，通用汽车和梅赛德斯在内的竞争对手也抱有类似的愿望。 预计这三家公司都将推出机器人服务。 目前，Waymo处于领先地位，股票分析师正在欢呼。