Waymo widens U.S. robotaxi rollout as autonomous driving race accelerates

CNBC · 3 hours ago
Waymo widens U.S. robotaxi rollout as autonomous driving race accelerates
  • Waymo added commercial driverless service in San Diego, Tampa and Denver, its first commercial operations in Colorado.
  • Amazon’s Zoox plans to begin supervised testing in Houston and San Diego, expanding its presence to 12 U.S. markets.
  • Waymo operates more than 4,000 vehicles across 14 U.S. cities, provides over 500,000 U.S. robotaxi rides each week and targets 1 million rides by end-2026.
  • The U.S. robotaxi market is forecast to grow from about $3 billion next year to $19 billion in 2030 and $48 billion in 2035, although labor and safety concerns remain.

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