"The company said on Thursday that it will start manually driving its vehicles in those cities "in the coming days," ahead of testing and validating its driverless tech, before eventually launching a commercial robotaxi service in each. These cities join a growing list of locations where Waymo has launched or plans to launch its robotaxis. The Alphabet-owned company is already offering rides on surface streets and highways in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, and is live in Austin and Atlanta as well."
"In 2026, Waymo plans to expand to Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville, Orlando, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, D.C. It's also testing in New York City, and plans to offer commercial rides internationally starting with London and Tokyo. The new cities announced Thursday could present some unique challenges for Waymo, though."
Waymo will begin manual driving in Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Tampa to test and validate autonomous systems prior to launching commercial robotaxi services. The company already operates robotaxis on streets and highways in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix, and is live in Austin and Atlanta. Waymo plans a broad 2026 expansion to many U.S. cities and is testing in New York City while preparing international commercial service in London and Tokyo. New city-specific challenges include snow and traction in Minneapolis and narrow, pedestrian-heavy one-way streets in New Orleans. Waymo uses local partners to help operate fleets.
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