Waymo cars are outfitted with an array of sensors to provide a driverless experience. Photo: Courtesy of Waymo
🚗 Waymo will launch its driverless ride-hailing service in New Orleans next year, the company says. After a limited fleet of its cars learned the metro's roads earlier this year, Waymo found "the Big Easy easy to navigate," which is bold for a car that's never accidentally driven to the West Bank.
The press release doesn't say anything about a timeline (or potholes).
🍗 Raising Cane's only has one physical copy of its sauce recipe. It's so popular that people buy 22 oz. containers of it to drink straight. (Wall Street Journal🔒)
🛌 Plans for a new, $600 million Omni Royal hotel got Convention Center board approval this week. Next steps: City approval on a height variance and the acquisition of John Churchill Chase Street. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🚨 Vehicle crashes around Meta's massive new data center in North Louisiana have gone up around 600% this year. (WWNO)
