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Waymo to expand robotaxi service to Las Vegas, San Diego and Detroit next year
Waymo will launch fully autonomous robotaxi rides in three U.S. cities, aiming to provide 1 million trips per week by 2026, enhancing accessibility and winter driving capability.
- On Monday, Waymo LLC announced it will expand its commercial robotaxi service to San Diego, Detroit and Las Vegas in 2026, without a specific launch date.
- The company said it picked San Diego because it resembles driverless cities like Los Angeles and Phoenix, and Detroit stands out as Waymo's first northern market after winter testing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
- Starting next week, Waymo will manually map Detroit streets with human drivers before moving to supervised autonomous operation using Jaguar I‑PACE and Zeekr RT vehicles.
- San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said Waymo's expansion will help explore making transportation more accessible, with advocacy groups praising its role in improving mobility for people with disabilities, and Alex Otte stating it’s 'another tool in the toolbox to prevent impaired driving,' while Jonathan Ganci called the Detroit entry 'incredible' for accessibility support.
- Waymo has logged over 100 million fully autonomous miles and 10 million-plus trips as it scales, facing competition from Amazon's Zoox and Tesla Inc. and regulatory scrutiny including a 14-month National Highway Traffic Safety Administration probe.
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Waymo is coming to San Diego: What to know about the self-driving service
The top of a Waymo vehicle. (Photo courtesy of Waymo) Self-driving cars are coming to San Diego. Waymo’s fully autonomous taxi service will take to the streets in 2026, though an official launch date has not been released. A Waymo spokesperson said the company chose San Diego because it is similar to cities that already have driverless cars, such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin and Atlanta. According to San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria…
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