The state's Department of Motor Vehicles has greenlit an amended deployment permit that lets Waymo charge the general population for completely autonomous rides on public roads.The update clears the way for Waymo One to charge for passenger-only service in San Francisco, much like it does in Phoenix.Waymo has so far limited these rides to employees and "Trusted Testers" covered under existing deployment and testing permits.Its GM-owned rival Cruise already has clearance for commercial driverless service in parts of San Francisco, albeit with restrictions on hours, speed and weather.Baidu's robotaxi service is available to the public in larger Chinese cities, albeit with limitations on driver-free cars."