RE: Autonomous Vehicle Opportunity - RNS Reach2 Jan 2026 07:59
Waymo have huge rollout plans for 2026-
Operational Cities (Fully Autonomous Ride-Hailing)
Members of the public can hail a fully driverless Waymo in the following cities via the Waymo app or, in some cases, the Uber app:
Atlanta, GA (on Uber app)
Austin, TX (on Uber app)
Los Angeles, CA (including Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Inglewood, and Downtown LA areas)
Metro Phoenix, AZ (including Chandler, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Tempe areas)
San Francisco Bay Area, CA (including San Francisco, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose areas)
Future and Testing Locations
Waymo is actively testing its vehicles (sometimes with human safety drivers) and planning future commercial launches in the following cities worldwide, with many expected to become operational in 2026:
Baltimore, MD (testing with a driver)
Boston, MA (testing with a driver)
Dallas, TX (public launch expected 2026)
Denver, CO (planned)
Detroit, MI (planned for 2026; first cold-weather market)
Houston, TX (public launch expected 2026)
Las Vegas, NV (planned for 2026)
London, UK (manual testing underway; fully autonomous rides aimed for 2026)
Miami, FL (employee driverless rides underway; public launch expected 2026)
Minneapolis, MN (testing with a driver)
Nashville, TN (planned for 2026)
New Orleans, LA (testing with a driver)
New York City, NY (manual testing underway; advocating for law changes for full autonomy)
Orlando, FL (employee driverless rides underway; public launch expected 2026)
Philadelphia, PA (testing with a driver)
Pittsburgh, PA (testing with a driver)
San Antonio, TX (public launch expected 2026)
San Diego, CA (planned for 2026)
Seattle, WA (testing with a driver)
St. Louis, MO (testing with a driver)
Tampa, FL (manual driving underway)
Tokyo, Japan (manual testing underway with a local partner)
Washington, D.C. (public launch expected 2026)