Tesla just passed Waymo in Austin in weekly driverless miles. If its recent 20% weekly growth holds, it passes Waymo nationally in roughly 11 weeks and is doing the volume of Uber + Lyft across three Texas metros by mid-February. The accumulating unsupervised miles are already large enough to start … [continued]
Starting this week, Las Vegas travelers can catch their next flight at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) via safe, reliable, and magical Waymo rides. Current Waymo riders in Las Vegas now have airport access, and we’ll gradually welcome more riders over time before opening to everyone. Pickups and dropoffs will … [continued]
Today, we are excited to announce that Waymo is laying the groundwork for our fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Spain, beginning with the Region of Madrid. With over 20 million trips completed and hundreds of thousands of commercial rides served each week, we are excited to be a part of … [continued]
Waymo is officially heading to Canada! We’re laying the groundwork for our fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Toronto, investing in local facilities and jobs, with the goal of welcoming our first riders in 2028. In the coming days, you’ll start to see Waymo vehicles on the streets of Toronto as … [continued]
Imagine a world where we successfully remove every single drunk driver from the road. Achieving this would be a monumental victory. Alcohol impairment remains a massive, critical crisis on public roads, directly contributing to over 30% of all traffic deaths in the U.S. Eliminating it is a mission we proudly … [continued]
The following two things are no secrets: 1) Waymo has been expanding quite rapidly this year into new cities and regions. 2) Waymo isn’t yet making a profit on its self-driving vehicle business — not even close. So, it can’t come as total surprise to find out that the California … [continued]
Every driver — human or autonomous — can encounter the unexpected. The best time to work out how to respond to an emergency is before it happens. Automated vehicles operate in dynamic environments where unexpected events can occur. Beyond collision avoidance, AV fleets need tools to prepare for and respond … [continued]
Waymo announced more progress today. No new city this time. However, the company has rolled out a new version of its Ojai robotaxi. The updates are perhaps not super striking or obvious, but the self-driving vehicle company is happy to share the details of the changes with us. “It debuts … [continued]
Waymo has published another update on the safety benefits of its robotaxi service. The company says it has now logged more than 300 human lifetimes of driving, and that the safety benefits are clear already. Across Waymo’s 270 million miles of fully autonomous driving, the company says that injuries to … [continued]
Nashville families, your transportation routine just got a lot easier. Starting today, teens ages 13–17 can hail fully autonomous Waymo rides across 50 square miles of Nashville when linked to a parent or guardian’s account. Following a successful launch in Phoenix, Waymo teen accounts continue to provide much-desired independence for … [continued]
