• Cars Autonomous Vehicles Waymo’s Autonomous Ride Service Expands to 4 New Cities The company has doubled its operating area for robotaxi services over the past several months. • Waymo’s autonomous Jaguar I-Pace EVs are available to hail in four new cities, effective immediately. • Autonomous driving technology company Waymoannounced on Tuesdaythat it’s expanding its driverless ride-hailing services to four new cities – three in Texas and one in Florida. • Effective immediately, invitations will roll out to select Waymo customers in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando, allowing people there to take their first localrobotaxi rides. • The new areas for Waymo autonomous ride-hailing span 60 square miles in San Antonio and Orlando, 50 square miles in Dallas, and 25 square miles in Houston, with an initial focus on downtown areas. • This operational expansion is part of a recent trend for the ride-hailing service.

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  • Waymo, the autonomous‑driving arm of Alphabet, has expanded its driverless ride‑hailing service to four additional U.S. cities-Dallas, Houston, San Antonio in Texas and Orlando in Florida-effective immediately. Invitations will be sent to select customers in the newly covered 60 sq mi area of San Antonio, 50 sq mi in Dallas, 25 sq mi in Houston, and the downtown region of Orlando. The move brings the total number of cities with Waymo services to ten, doubling the count from the first quarter of 2026. The company plans further U.S. rollouts in Denver, Nashville, Las Vegas and Washington, DC, and international pilots in London and Tokyo.

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