https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/16/cruises-oliver-cameron-and-motionals-laura-major-discuss-taking-av-tech-from-the-lab-to-the-road-at-tc-sessions-mobility/

Realizing the vision of deploying commercial fleets of safe, fully autonomous robotaxis continues to be a steep, winding road. Google’s self-driving project — launched in 2009 and renamed Waymo in 2016 — triggered a flood of AV tech development. Yet, until recently, the vast majority of autonomous vehicles have been in test mode, with a human driver behind the wheel.

It’s been a long journey to this point, and there’s still so much more to overcome. Successful deployment requires addressing a hat trick of challenges: technical, operational and social.