"Waymo now plans to expand its self-driving taxi service to at least 20 cities. The latest announcement includes Minneapolis, Tampa and New Orleans. Waymo operates in five cities right now, but it plans a whirlwind of new cities in the coming years. The future of transportation is electric and autonomous. And while the whole electric part may have hit a few speed bumps in the U.S. as of late, the driverless car industry is moving faster than ever."
"Waymo has said many of those citiesincluding Dallas, Washington, D.C., Nashville and Londonwill come online in 2026. Others don't have a firm timeline, with the company saying it will launch rides once it completes manual and then driverless testing. Waymo also hasn't shared when its purpose-built Zeekr van will hit the streets. For now, the company's retrofitted Jaguar I-Pace, outfitted with the fifth-generation Waymo Driver, is handling all of its rides."
Waymo plans to expand its driverless taxi service to at least 20 cities and announced Minneapolis, Tampa, and New Orleans with on-road testing starting in the coming days. The company currently operates in five cities and expects a rapid sequence of launches over the next years, with several markets such as Dallas, Washington, D.C., Nashville, and London targeted for 2026. Some markets lack firm timelines and will open after manual and then driverless testing. Waymo currently operates a fleet of thousands of retrofitted Jaguar I-Pace vehicles running its fifth-generation Waymo Driver, and it plans to introduce a purpose-built Zeekr van and an adapted Hyundai Ioniq 5.
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