Waymo has taken the lead in the race to advance autonomous driving within the US, and its co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joined TechCrunch Senior Editor Kirsten Korosec to break down their recent successes and challenges. Within Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo has long operated their ride-hailing service, but recent backlashes in San Francisco have highlighted the opposition the company still faces.

Mawakana honed in on the company’s particular opportunity in Los Angeles, with a $2 billion transportation market opportunity, as it ramps up its push for expansion in the city and opens up rides to the public ahead of its next expansion into Austin.

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