Winter weather is expected to arrive in Austin on Friday, raising questions about how Waymo and Tesla's driverless robotaxis will operate through freezing conditions this weekend.

The robotaxi duel between Waymo and Tesla continues unabated: While Waymo has already launched fully autonomous robotaxis in its sixth city, Miami, Tesla has removed safety drivers from its first "robotaxis" in Austin. However, the latter isn't entirely accurate.

Waymo plans to introduce two new vehicle platforms to its robotaxi fleet: the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and China's Zeekr, which Waymo is branding, "Ojai."

Waymo's autonomous taxi service has expanded to Miami, where paying customers can hail rides from the robotaxis, Waymo announced on Thursday.

Waymo launches its driverless car service in Miami for select users from a waitlist, covering a 60-square-mile area with plans to expand.

Waymo has poured tens of billions of dollars into the technology that its self-driving cars rely on to operate. However, it still leaves a fair amount to