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D.C. proposal would cap robotaxi operators at 200 vehicles each
Proposed Washington, D.C., legislation would limit each commercial robotaxi operator to 200 vehicles and require service across all eight wards, WIBC reported. Councilmember Charles Allen's bill would place permits under the D.C. Department of Transportation and impose a per-mile fee supporting Metr…
Chronological record
Every published event attached to Waymo, newest first.
October 2026 7 events
- Waymo reportedly increases inaugural debt raise to $5 billion
- Waymo starts driverless operations in Detroit for employees
- California law requires local support when robotaxis obstruct emergency responders
- Tesla extends Austin Robotaxi rides to 23:00
- Lyft opens Nashville depot ahead of Waymo vehicle arrivals
- Minneapolis council approves human-monitor requirement for robotaxis
- Minneapolis proposal would require paid human monitors in robotaxis
September 2026 17 events
- Waymo begins public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
- Waymo's Texas robotaxi fleet grew 49% in three weeks
- Waymo estimates 841 injury crashes avoided across 271 million driverless miles
- IIHS study finds lower crash rates for Waymo driverless rides in four cities
- Waymo opens Nashville robotaxis to riders as young as 13
- Waymo launches Bay Area rewards for robotaxi-transit trips
- Waymo targets Singapore driverless service for 2028
- Waymo names Singapore as next international robotaxi market, targeting 2028 service
- Waymo, GO and Nihon Kotsu target Tokyo robotaxi service in 2027
- Waymo begins invite-only robotaxi service in Las Vegas
- Lyft adds Waymo robotaxi bookings in Nashville
- Waymo robotaxi stopped after firearm violation detection
Show 5 earlier events
- Waymo funds D.C. community sponsorships ahead of robotaxi bill vote
- Zoox takes on Waymo in San Francisco with free rides and purpose-built robotaxi
- Lyft begins offering Waymo robotaxi rides in Nashville
- Waymo begins driverless rides in Denver, San Diego and Tampa
- Waymo opens initial public robotaxi access in three cities
August 2026 28 events
- Report links Waymo and Zoox test operations to more than 20 worker injuries
- Waymo says it has airport authorization for Las Vegas autonomous testing
- Waymo plans Munich testing ahead of proposed 2027 robotaxi launch
- Waymo targets Munich robotaxi service for late 2027
- Waymo puts Zeekr-built Ojai robotaxis into paid service
- Report: Nevada authorizes Tesla for up to 5,000 robotaxis
- Waymo details custom chip for sixth-generation robotaxi system
- Google says Gemini is coming to Waymo in-car screens
- Waymo says custom chip handles robotaxi sensor processing
- Nevada approves permits for up to 8,000 robotaxis in Clark County
- Waymo unveils 5nm sensor-processing ASIC for autonomous driving
- Waymo details custom sensor-processing chip for robotaxis
Show 16 earlier events
- Waymo opens next-generation robotaxi to riders in three cities
- Physical-AI startups drew $47.4 billion in first-half venture funding, Crunchbase says
- California approval expands Waymo's paid driverless service area
- Uber, Waymo go from robotaxi partners to competitors
- Waymo Fatality Likely Not-At-Fault: Here Are New Details And What-Ifs
- Chinese EVs blocked from US buyers are still pouring into Waymo's robotaxi fleet
- Waymo Begins Full Autonomous Ride Hailing Services in Dallas
- While one American company runs half a million driverless rides a week using cameras, lidar and radar together, the other has logged 14 crashes in about 800,000 miles of robotaxi service with a paid human sitting in the front seat
- 'They've Had Their Fair Share of Issues': Uber Wants to Avoid Tech Backlash While Building Its Giant Robotaxi Fleet
- Waymo reportedly plans independent Austin robotaxi service
- Studying "Fault" In Robotaxi Crashes; Tesla's Not Getting Hit Enough
- Africa's funding reset leaves early-stage tech founders behind
- Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry
- Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone
- Americans Can't Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands
- Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it
July 2026 30 events
- San Francisco officials back robotaxi federal bill following Waymo incidents
- Waymo Transforms the Autonomous Experience as Gemini AI Meets the Ojai Robotaxi Platform
- Waymo Resumes Freeway Operations After Software Fix
- Say hi to new Ojai in-car experience
- Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways
- San Antonio robotaxi turf war brewing between Tesla and Waymo
- Waymo, robotaxi operators face fresh scrutiny over emergency response failures
- Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Crash Less Often Than Human Drivers: Study
- Waymo explores ending Uber partnership, Financial Times reports
- I ditched Uber for a driverless robotaxi in San Francisco, here's why I'm never going back
- IIHS Study Claims Waymo Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
- Waymo's driverless cars crash way less often than humans: report
Show 18 earlier events
- Waymo Cars Record 68% Fewer Crashes Than Human Drivers
- Waymo robotaxi not at fault for weekend Las Vegas crash, company says
- California bill would fine Waymo $10K for blocking first responders
- San Francisco mayor urges state to tighten robotaxi regulations after recent Waymo disruptions
- San Francisco seeks tougher robotaxi rules after Waymo meltdown fed holiday traffic chaos
- As robotaxi riders spill drinks, food and fall asleep, cars call 911
- Waymo really wants to operate in D.C. But does D.C. want Waymo?
- Sunday Robotics says its robot can fold clothes it has never seen in unfamiliar homes
- DC Council holds hearing on Waymo robotaxi bill
- Sleeping robotaxi riders are triggering 911 calls and straining first responders
- Uber's robotaxi lobbying effort puts it on a collision course with Waymo
- Tesla Says It's Building a Wheelchair-Accessible Robotaxi
- NHTSA Directs Autonomous Vehicle Developers to Prevent Interference With First Responders
- New Jersey bill would require AVs to use 3 sensing technologies
- Waymo launching robotaxi service in Denver. But only for its own workers.
- Zoox's robotaxi is gaining active users. Is it catching up to Waymo?
- Waymo Calls Police on Teenage Riders Who Were Drinking, Firing Fake Guns from Robotaxi: Cops
- Waymo to start fully driverless robotaxi service in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver
May 2026 5 events
- Waymo's newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
- Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
- U.S. Regulator Opens Probe Into Avride Self-Driving Crashes
- California Approves Rules to Ticket Driverless Cars That Violate Traffic Laws
- Uber plans to turn driver fleet into sensor grid for autonomous-vehicle companies
April 2026 6 events
- First Responders Say Waymo Robotaxis Are 'Backsliding' and Committing More Traffic Violations
- Humble emerges with $24M seed for cabless autonomous electric freight truck
- Tesla expands Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
- Autonomous Vehicle Funding More Than Triples to Record $21.4 Billion in 2026
- Volkswagen MOIA and Uber Begin Self-Driving Vehicle Tests in Los Angeles
- Robotaxi companies decline to disclose remote operator intervention rates