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Waymo
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Waymo's Caltrain bet starts with 40 parking spaces
Waymo plans to lease 40 Caltrain parking spaces. The economics depend on pickup waits, repeat riders, and whether the whole trip beats driving.
Who does the work when a robotaxi has no driver?
Driverless rides still need dispatch, charging, cleaning, remote assistance, and recovery. Those operations decide whether robotaxis can scale.
Robotaxis: what actually ships (and what still needs a person)
A robotaxi launch can mean driverless rides, a supervised pilot, or a fleet plan. Booking access and the work between trips tell them apart.
Waymo's open doors turn driverless rides into gig work
Waymo's Atlanta door-closing pilot shows where driverless driving stops. A person still has to return the car to service.
Waymo's 2025 expansion promises met three different launch tests
Waymo named Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego in 2025. By September 2026, public rides had begun in two; Detroit still needed a public launch.
DoorDash and Waymo put driverless delivery to a Phoenix test
DoorDash announced a Phoenix Waymo delivery test in October 2025. Customer deliveries began in December, starting with eligible DashMart orders.
Waymo rides are live in Nashville; Lyft runs the fleet before the app
Lyft's Flexdrive runs Waymo's Nashville fleet. Public rides opened in the Waymo app first; booking through Lyft was a separate step.
Waymo's insurance claims make a strong safety case, with limits
Waymo and Swiss Re compared claims over 25.3 million driverless miles. Fewer claims supported a safety case, with limits beyond the study.
The Waymo–Uber deal put fleet work inside the partnership
Waymo supplied the driverless system in Austin and Atlanta; Uber supplied demand and fleet operations. The work split was the story.