Every Waymo story

14 stories tracking Waymo, ranked newest first, from TechSnif's permanent archive.

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Bloomberg ·

Waymo plans to end its exclusive robotaxi partnership with Uber in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028 and switch to its own app to improve consistency for users

Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo Co-Chief Executive Officer Tekedra Mawakana said her company's plan to end an exclusive robotaxi partnership …

Ellen DiMauro / Semafor ·

Waymo aims to expand its fleet to 8,000 by the end of 2026, up from 4,000 now, and to 20,000 by the end of 2027, after raising $5B in debt this month

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Prathik Jayaprakash / Reuters ·

Waymo plans to launch its robotaxis in Toronto in 2028 in partnership with Element Fleet Management, the company's first deployment in Canada

Google's (GOOGL.O) Waymo said on Friday it plans to bring its autonomous ride-hailing service to Toronto in 2028, marking the self-driving company's …

Bloomberg ·

Waymo increased the size of its inaugural debt raise from $3B+ to $5B, as it grapples with rising AI costs and rapidly expands its robotaxi fleet

Waymo increased the size of its inaugural debt raise to $5 billion, tapping lenders to help fuel the robotaxi company's growth as it expands globally.

Emmy Martin / New York Times ·

How Amazon's Zoox, which has ~100 AVs in its fleet, is utilizing social media influencers, community events, and ad campaigns to compete with Waymo in SF

The Amazon-owned driverless car company is a distant second to Waymo. Its pitch to riders? Wine pop-ups, festival sponsorships and a car built to be filmed.

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg ·

Lyft begins to offer Waymo rides in Nashville at no additional cost, the second city where Lyft is offering robotaxi trips; Waymo and Lyft partnered in 2025

Lyft Inc. is starting to offer Waymo robotaxi rides in Nashville, marking the second US city where it's providing driverless trips …

Lora Kolodny / CNBC ·

Waymo starts offering driverless rides to customers in San Diego, Tampa, Florida, and Denver; Amazon's Zoox says it will start testing in Houston and San Diego

Alphabet's Waymo is expanding its commercial service, and Amazon's Zoox said it plans to test in more U.S. cities, as the nascent robotaxi market gains momentum.

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg ·

Waymo plans to offer ride-hailing services in Germany, starting with Munich, by the end of 2027, marking its third international market and the first in the EU

Waymo is planning to offer driverless ride-hailing services in Germany by the end of next year, marking its third planned international market …

Financial Times ·

A look at London cab drivers' concerns and pushback against robotaxis, as Waymo and Wayve race to make London their European launch pad for driverless services

Some drivers are considering skulduggery in an attempt to show the limits of autonomous vehicles.

Fred Lambert / Electrek ·

Waymo receives approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand across 18 counties, including Sacramento and San Diego

Waymo says California regulators have signed off on the biggest expansion of its robotaxi service yet, covering 18 counties from Sonoma down to San Diego.

Emmy Martin / New York Times ·

As Waymo expands its fleet from 700 in 2025 to nearly 4,000 now, recalls and edge-case failures like flooded roadways and a San Francisco power outage mount

Waymo driverless cars are in San Francisco and 14 other metropolitan areas, including Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego and Tampa.Jason Henry for The New York Times

Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch ·

Filings: Waymo pulls its ~4K robotaxis from highways after finding 13+ instances of the cars driving into highway sections under construction

Waymo has recalled its fleet of nearly 4,000 robotaxis to restrict them from driving on highways while it figures out how to make the vehicles behave around construction zones.

Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch ·

Waymo launches Waymo Premier, a $30-per-month membership program offering perks like skipping the line, 10% cashback, and five free ride cancellations per month

Waymo is launching a loyalty program called Waymo Premier, which will offer frequent robotaxi riders a number of perks in exchange for $29.99 per month.

Aarian Marshall / Wired ·

Emails, texts, and NTSB reports show Waymo and an Austin school district struggled for months to train robotaxis to stop for school buses as required by law

The incidents in Austin raise questions about how self-driving cars "learn" and adapt to their surroundings.

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