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Toyota will manufacture Waymo-integrated bZ4X electric SUVs at its Japanese factories, targeting robotaxi deployments in Japan, the UK, and additional international markets — Waymo's first move beyond the United States.
Waymo closed a $5 billion private debt deal — its first-ever loan financing — with Pimco, Blackstone, and Sixth Street Partners to fund global expansion as it targets one million weekly rides.
California enacted new robotaxi legislation after documented incidents of AV vehicles blocking traffic and impeding emergency responders — and the laws arrive just as a next wave of autonomous vehicle deployments is set to expand.
Waymo opened paid robotaxi service in three new cities on September 1, bringing its fully autonomous fleet to 14 US cities and making Tampa the first city with two competing driverless services.
Waymo is expanding from 5 to 27 U.S. cities by year-end and targeting one million rides per week, backed by a lower-cost sixth-generation vehicle platform and partnerships with Uber and Avis.
Tesla launched the Cybercab as a fully driverless commercial robotaxi—but at least 17 accidents involving its autonomous systems since 2025 are drawing regulator scrutiny.
A Marketplace investigation finds Tesla has roughly 12 robotaxis in active Austin service — a number that exposes the widening gap between Elon Musk's commercial expansion claims and what's actually on the road.