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But your route must start and end within Waymo’s coverage area in the center of the city.

Waymo has started to offer its robotaxi service to the public in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, extending the Alphabet-owned company’s commercial operations to 14 U.S. cities.

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Munich is where BMW was born, where automotive engineering is practically a civic religion. So it’s fitting that Waymo chose it as its first European Union beachhead. On August 25, 2026, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit announced plans to launch a public robotaxi service in Munich by late 2027 — contingent on approvals it doesn’t yet…

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Waymo has responded to questions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as part of the regulator’s investigation into a January crash in which a robotaxi struck a child at low speed.

It’s less about an autonomous vehicle’s capabilities and more about what conditions it can operate in.

The Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously approved three permits Thursday that will allow Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to operate commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, home to Las Vegas. Together, these permits would deploy up to 8,000 robotaxis across the county over the next 12 months.

Waymo has opened its next-generation robotaxi to all riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco — a notable milestone for the Alphabet company as it pushes to expand its fleet with vehicles that are cheaper to build, operate, and maintain.

It’s a full rollout for the driverless vans in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.