Waymo, Silicon Valley and robotaxi

Alphabet’s Waymo to Offer Self-Driving Rides in Silicon Valley
Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car firm, Waymo, said it will begin transporting passengers in a handful of cities near its Mountain View, California, headquarters.
Waymo is now offering 24/7 robotaxi rides in Silicon Valley
The company is operating in a 27 square-mile service area that includes Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and parts of Sunnyvale.
Waymo Expands Driverless Rides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Where Else to Hail a Robotaxi
Alphabet's self-driving arm has continually been adding new cities to its roster. Here's where Waymo's robotaxis are available now.
Robotaxis, Mostly Waymo, Are Giving 1.3 Million Rides/Month. Why?
With Waymo up to 200,000/week, total rides are now well over a million a month. The robotaxi is here. But people mistake it for Uber because it looks like that today.
Uber will now pair Austin riders with Waymo self-driving cars
Starting today, if you call an Uber in Austin you can match with a self-driving Waymo vehicle. The launch in the Texas capital is part of an expanded partnership between the two tech companies. Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are already available on the Uber platform in Phoenix, and the companies plan to launch next in Atlanta.
Waymo expands its robotaxi service across Silicon Valley
Waymo will start offering robotaxi rides to people in its “Waymo One” early rider program in Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, and “parts of Sunnyvale” starting Wednesday, an expansion that will bring its footprint in Silicon Valley to 27 square miles.
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I tried Waymo's self-driving car in Austin
I recently took a trip across town in a Waymo car, which — starting Tuesday — is available for Austin riders exclusively on ...
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Waymo than you wanted to know
San Diegans familiar with Waymo’s operations in Phoenix and San Francisco—whether as passengers or through stories—recall troublemakers pushing the limits by hotboxing, hooking up, and pulling pranks ...
What to know before riding in Uber's self-driving cars for SXSW in Austin
Uber and Waymo launched their partnered ride share as SXSW 2025 is set to take over Austin. Here's what to know.
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Uber launches self-driving rides in Elon Musk’s backyard
This move puts Waymo ahead of Musk's plans to launch a fleet of electric self-driving cars later this year. While Uber will continue its human-driven car services in Austin, the addition of ...
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Waymo robotaxis available in Austin exclusively through Uber
Unlike Waymo's deployments in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix, Waymos in Austin are available exclusively through the Uber app ...
Texas football QB Arch Manning and family go for ride in Uber, Waymo self-driving car
Uber announced Tuesday it's partnership with Waymo to dispatch self-driving cars, with Texas football QB Arch Manning being ...
A self-driving Maserati sports car broke a scary speed record
According to a recent survey conducted by the American Automobile Association, most Americans are not exactly “cool” with ...
Fleet of Amazon-backed self-driving taxis will soon hit the Las Vegas streets with public rides
Zoox robotaxis, a new fleet of self-driving taxis backed by Amazon, is ready to hit the streets this year, rolling out first in Las Vegas.