Robotaxi network Waymo is continuing the rapid expansion of its test fleet vehicles in new cities around the US as it looks to offer more driverless ride options to the public. The Alphabet Inc. subsidiary announced three new cities where test vehicles will roll out en route to commercial services, marking Waymo’s second expansion announcement in just three days.
As we recently pointed out, 2025 continues to be a pivotal year for autonomous rideshare developer Waymo, as it expands its fleet of test vehicles and public robotaxis to new cities around the US. This week, in particular, has been quite newsworthy, as Waymo has been announcing expansions to new cities around the US.
Today, Waymo’s robotaxi vehicles offer public rides in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco – three of those cities recently gained freeway access. Two days ago, Waymo confirmed the expansion to five additional cities: Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando.
This new confirmed previous reports from Waymo that cities like Miami were in the works. Washington, DC, Nashville, and London have also been previously announced. Today, Waymo confirmed expansion to three more cities, with test vehicles rolling out in those regions immediately.
Waymo to quadruple the cities its vehicles are available
Top comment by scjeff
Took my first Waymo ride in SF this week and was very impressed. It wanted to make a right turn through a crosswalk that was loaded with pedestrians, and after waiting for about 10 seconds gave up and went around the block. It was move that I would have done as it was a very hectic intersection. Then it handled a ton of traffic due to construction and a concert (where I was headed) about to start. All in all it drove just like a "normal" city driver, even speeding up to go through a yellow rather than jam on the brakes with someone right behind us.
Waymo posted three “new city alerts” on its website this morning, confirming plans to roll out robotaxi vehicles in Minneapolis, Minnesota, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Tampa, Florida. As it has with all the cities mentioned above, Waymo is laying the initial groundwork in new areas, such as NOLA, to “integrate seamlessly with the community and alongside existing transportation options.”
The recently announced rollout will follow the same phased approach used to achieve public robotaxi rides in the five cities where Waymo currently operates, beginning with manual drivers in its test fleet. Those Waymo vehicles currently consist of Jaguar I-Pace SUVs and the Zeekr RT – a purpose-built EV for the company.
According to the company, those test vehicles can be spotted on new city streets immediately, especially ahead of winter in Minneapolis, for example, so that the Waymo team can test its technology in snow conditions. Here’s a breakdown of Waymo’s current and pending robotaxi network:
- Waymo Cities With Public Robotaxi Operations:
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- San Francisco
- Cities With Plans For Future Waymo Operations:
- Dallas
- Denver
- Detroit
- Houston
- Las Vegas
- London
- Miami
- Minneapolis
- Nashville
- New Orleans
- Orlando
- San Antonio
- San Diego
- Seattle
- Tampa
- Tokyo
- Washington, DC
According to Waymo, more cities will be announced as the company intends to more than quadruple the number of cities where its robotaxi vehicles are available to the public.
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