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Waymo's Robotaxis Now Being Dispatched in 10 Major U.S. Markets with Expansion in Texas and Florida
Waymo begins limited robotaxi service in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando aiming to surpass 1 million weekly paid trips by end of 2026, currently at 400,000 trips weekly.
- On Tuesday, Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company, began dispatching robotaxis in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando, expanding to ten U.S. metropolitan markets.
- Backed by a $126 billion valuation, Waymo raised $16 billion to expand and aim for 1 million weekly paid trips, according to the company.
- Select riders who downloaded the Waymo app will be invited to ride, with dozens of vehicles deployed and fifth-generation Jaguar I‑PACE cars covering 60, 50, and 25 square miles.
- Federal regulators have opened probes into Waymo's behavior around schools after a vehicle struck a child at 6 miles per hour near a school in Santa Monica last month.
- Waymo lists 18 cities as up next, including London and Tokyo, and is planning to launch in Denver and Washington, D.C., while employing about 70 remote assistance workers.
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Waymo will start offering robotaxi rides in four more cities
Waymo had set out some big plans for expanding its autonomous vehicle taxi program across the US in 2025 and it appears to be continuing that pace into 2026. Today, the company announced that the first public riders can begin using its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando. To start, these robotaxi rides will only be available for a small number of people with the Waymo app in those cities. "We will be…
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Waymo expands to four new cities across Texas and Florida
The expansion further cements Waymo's leading position in the autonomous driving sector
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