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The companies plan to deploy their autonomous bZ4X vehicles to other right-hand drive markets like the UK.
Waymo will begin testing autonomous Toyota bZ4X vehicles in Japan next year as part of a broader partnership with the automaker to provide electric vehicles for robotaxi operations in international markets, including the U.K.
Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is expanding into Canada after receiving approval to participate in Ontario’s automated vehicle pilot program.
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Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology companies like Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox will have to provide first responders with local, on-the-ground support when their robotaxis cause problems under a new California law. The companies could also face penalties if a robotaxi blocks police or firefighters for more than 30 minutes.
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Waymo’s commercial robotaxi ramp-up looks expansive, both in geographic reach and in ridership. And by almost every measure, it is — until you pay attention to where the bulk of those robotaxis are actually showing up.
Waymo will allow teenagers as young as 13 to use its robotaxi service in Nashville as the Alphabet-owned company looks to scale its business by reaching a new group of riders.
The company expects to start offering rides to the public in the country in 2028.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 14: A Waymo vehicle travels on a street on May 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Waymo, owned by Alphabet, is recalling more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles to update software to address risks of collisions with roadway barriers after U.S. safety investigators opened a probe. (Photo by Eric Thayer/