Waymo News
Latest Waymo news and analysis — 23 articles tagged Waymo on The Robotics Media.
- Waymo Reveals Custom 5nm ASIC And Seven-Supplier Stack Behind Its Ojai Robotaxi — — Alphabet's Waymo has opened up the boot of its robotaxi, publishing the architecture of its onboard computer, a purpose-built 5-nanometer ASIC that pu...
- Nevada Clears Tesla, Waymo And Uber For Up To 8,000 Paid Robotaxis In Clark County — — The Nevada Transportation Authority granted Tesla up to 5,000 driverless taxis, Waymo up to 1,000 and Uber up to 1,000 through Zoox and Motional, open...
- Nevada Approves Up to 8,000 Robotaxis For Tesla, Uber And Waymo In Las Vegas — — Nevada's transportation regulator unanimously cleared Tesla, Uber and Waymo to run paid robotaxi services across Clark County, unlocking up to 8,000 d...
- Nevada Clears Tesla, Uber And Waymo For 7,000 Robotaxis In Clark County — — The Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously granted commercial autonomous-vehicle permits to Tesla, Uber and Waymo, clearing them to deploy up to...
- Waymo Puts Gemini AI In The Cabin And Overhauls Ojai Robotaxi Interface — — Waymo adds Google's Gemini as a conversational assistant to its Ojai robotaxi cabin, alongside a redesigned tri-screen interface that adapts to which...
- Waymo Named First Autonomous Ride-Hailing Partner Of Las Vegas Raiders — — Waymo becomes the first-ever autonomous vehicle sponsor of an NFL team, giving Allegiant Stadium fans a dedicated robotaxi pickup zone, VIP upgrades a...
- Waymo Cleared to Run Robotaxis Across 18 California Counties — — The CPUC has cleared Alphabet's Waymo to charge for fully driverless rides across 18 California counties, opening Sacramento and San Diego and coverin...
- Waymo Cleared to Expand Robotaxis Across 18 California Counties — — California's CPUC has approved Waymo to run driverless robotaxis in 18 counties, opening Sacramento and San Diego and clearing the entire Bay Area and...
- Waymo Kills Dallas Waitlist, Opens Robotaxis To Anyone — — Waymo dropped its Dallas robotaxi waitlist on August 4, 2026, opening the fully driverless service to any rider on the Waymo app after 150,000 people...
- Waymo Wins California OK To Expand Robotaxis Across 18 Counties — — The CPUC signed off on Waymo's biggest state expansion yet, clearing driverless rides across 18 California counties from Sonoma to San Diego.
- Waymo Drops Dallas Waitlist, Opens Robotaxi Service To Everyone — — Waymo ended its Dallas interest list on August 4, 2026, letting anyone download the app and hail a driverless ride after nearly 150,000 phased-rollout...
- Waymo Restarts Freeway Robotaxi Trips In Phoenix After May Recall — — Waymo said it is gradually resuming freeway rides across its service area starting with Phoenix, two months after pulling robotaxis off highways over...
- Tesla Robotaxi Expands to Orlando and Tampa as Austin Fleet Stalls at 17 Cars — — Tesla switched on driverless Robotaxi service in Orlando and Tampa on July 21, 2026 — but its Austin flagship still runs on roughly 17 unsupervised ca...
- Waymo Goes Driverless in Las Vegas With Denver, San Diego and Tampa Next — — Alphabet's Waymo has activated fully driverless operations in Las Vegas and confirmed Denver, San Diego and Tampa are next, pushing the robotaxi unit...
- Rep. Mullin Files Federal AV Emergency Response Bill After Waymo San Francisco Chaos — — Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.) introduced the AV Emergency Response Coordination Act on July 28, 2026, directing NHTSA to set national protocols, a 24/7...
- Waymo Weighs Exit From Uber Robotaxi Partnership, FT Says — — Alphabet's Waymo has held internal talks about ending its robotaxi supply deal with Uber and going independent in Austin and Atlanta from January 2028...
- Waymo Signals Break From Uber, Plans Own App In Austin And Atlanta By 2028 — — Alphabet's Waymo has notified Uber it plans to end their exclusive robotaxi arrangement in Austin and Atlanta, launching its own consumer app in Janua...
- Waymo Wraps Charlotte Street Mapping, Puts Human-In-The-Loop Test Cars On The Road — — Five months after announcing a Charlotte launch, Waymo has finished mapping the city and moved to autonomous test rides with safety drivers, with Ojai...
- Waymo Turns Off Safety Driver In Las Vegas As Denver, San Diego, Tampa Line Up Next — — Alphabet's Waymo activated fully driverless service in Las Vegas on July 8, 2026, with Denver, San Diego and Tampa queued behind as the fleet chases 1...
- Uber's Robotaxi Hybrid-Network Bill Turns D.C. Into A Waymo Battleground — — Uber and Waymo, once courtroom rivals turned platform partners, are back on a collision course over a Washington D.C. bill that would let robotaxis op...