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Waymo Expands to 10 Cities, Now Offers 500,000 Weekly Rides

3/28/2026

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Waymo LLC, an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, now offers 500,000 robotaxi rides weekly across 10 U.S. cities, up from 50,000 rides in May 2024.
The expansion adds Austin, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando to Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Regulators are scrutinizing Waymo's operations, focusing on incidents involving school buses.
Uber completed over 1,000,000 mobility trips per hour in 2024, underscoring Waymo's still-smaller scale.

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Waymo LLC, an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, now offers 500,000 robotaxi rides weekly across 10 U.S. cities, up from 50,000 rides in May 2024.
The expansion adds Austin, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando to Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Regulators are scrutinizing Waymo's operations, focusing on incidents involving school buses.
Uber completed over 1,000,000 mobility trips per hour in 2024, underscoring Waymo's still-smaller scale.