"On Tuesday, Waymo opened up public rides in four additional cities: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando. That brings the total number of metro areas where you can order a Waymo to 10. The company said it will open access to a limited number of riders at first, before adding more users in those markets over time."
"Early last year, the Alphabet-owned firm was doing 200,000 paid rides per week in San Francisco, LA and Phoenix. By the end of 2025, that jumped to 400,000 rides weekly across six metro areas. By the close of this year, the company is targeting 1 million rides per week."
"It's also announced plans to operate in at least 20 cities around the world in the near future. Others in the space are largely playing catch-up. Uber wants to leverage its massive scale in ride-hailing to control the rails of the autonomous revolution."
Waymo has rapidly expanded its autonomous taxi service across the United States, opening public rides in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando, bringing its total operational cities to 10. The company has demonstrated extraordinary growth, increasing from 200,000 weekly paid rides in early 2025 to 400,000 by year-end across six metro areas, with ambitious targets of 1 million weekly rides by the close of 2026. Waymo plans to operate in at least 20 cities globally in the near future. The company operates independently from major ride-hailing platforms, contrasting with competitors like Uber and Tesla, whose autonomous services have experienced slower scaling and market penetration.
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