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]
Today, Waymo is excited to announce our transit rewards program, which we will initially offer in the San Francisco Bay Area, with future cities to follow. This first-of-its-kind initiative rewards riders with Waymo Cash when they connect their Waymo rides with public transit and use their Visa card. We’ll start … [continued]
Waymo has expanded its robotaxi service across the United States quite significantly in 2026. It’s not yet covering a huge portion of the population, but it’s operating in more than a dozen major cities already. As it expanded further and further in the US, though, I started wondering how hard … [continued]
Over years of operating a commercial rider-only service across the U.S. — serving more than half a million paid trips weekly — we have learned that bringing autonomous driving technology to new regions requires building a robust ecosystem of trusted, local partners. As we look toward our commercial expansion in … [continued]
Waymo has a kind of Japanese sounding name, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not Japanese of course, but the self-driving vehicle company under the Alphabet umbrella is planning its move into one of the places most obsessed with new, futuristic tech. For as long as I can remember, the Japanese have … [continued]
Waymo’s big 2026 robotaxi rollout continues. Today, the company started offering robotaxi service to the public in three more cities — Tampa, San Diego, and Denver. The company is now offering robotaxi service — to some degree or another — to public riders in a total of 14 cities. The … [continued]
Much of the autonomous vehicle (AV) space is uncharted territory. However, at Waymo, with more than 200 million miles driven fully autonomously, we’re one of very few companies that can look to our past to illuminate our future. Our experience has led us to ten fundamental truths that shape how … [continued]
Waymo fully launched robotaxi service in Houston, Texas, today. You may recall that Waymo started inviting customers to use its service in Space City about 6 months ago. I didn’t recall that at first when I saw the news today that Waymo was launching in Houston, but I suspected it … [continued]
Compute is the brain of the Waymo Driver, translating raw sensor data into real-time driving commands. Operating demonstrably safe, physical AI on the road demands a fundamental shift towards a system engineered for deterministic, low-latency performance. Over the past decade, we have co-designed our hardware, sensors, and algorithms side-by-side to solve the … [continued]
