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Waymo

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July 2026

• Jul 9 Waymo to launch driverless rides in four cities as robotaxi race intensifies
• Jul 9 Las Vegas joins growing list of cities with fully autonomous Waymo rides
• Jul 8 Waymo to start fully driverless robotaxi service in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver

June 2026

• Jun 30 Waymo and Uber End Three-Year Phoenix Robotaxi Partnership

May 2026

• May 27 Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
• May 27 Waymo's newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
• May 8 U.S. Regulator Opens Probe Into Avride Self-Driving Crashes
• May 2 California Approves Rules to Ticket Driverless Cars That Violate Traffic Laws
• May 2 Uber plans to turn driver fleet into sensor grid for autonomous-vehicle companies

April 2026

• Apr 30 First Responders Say Waymo Robotaxis Are 'Backsliding' and Committing More Traffic Violations
• Apr 21 Humble emerges with $24M seed for cabless autonomous electric freight truck
• Apr 19 Tesla expands Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
• Apr 17 Autonomous Vehicle Funding More Than Triples to Record $21.4 Billion in 2026
• Apr 8 Volkswagen MOIA and Uber Begin Self-Driving Vehicle Tests in Los Angeles
• Apr 6 Robotaxi companies decline to disclose remote operator intervention rates

March 2026

• Mar 31 Waymo Launches Robotaxi Service at San Antonio International Airport
• Mar 29 Waymo Cars Still Can't Reliably Stop for School Buses. Even After a District Tried to Help Train Them
• Mar 23 Waymo Fleet Surpasses 170 Million Miles, Records 92% Fewer Serious-Injury Crashes Than Human Drivers
• Mar 23 Rivian Will Supply 50,000 Autonomous Robotaxis to Uber in $1.25 Billion Deal
• Mar 23 Waymo fleet surpasses 170 million miles and records 92% fewer serious-injury crashes than human drivers

February 2026

• Feb 11 Waymo asks DoorDash drivers to shut doors of its self-driving cars