https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/waymo-self-driving-car-service-launch-this-year-phoenix/

Waymo has not been shy about its aspirations of launching a fully-fledged driverless ride-hailing service, and now, we have a slightly better idea when it's coming and how it'll work.

At this week's Google I/O conference, Waymo CEO John Krafcik said that his company's self-driving ride-hailing service will launch in earnest this year in Phoenix. Considering the pilot program only kicked off last November, this announcement shows Waymo is very, very confident in its vehicles.