Waymo To Launch Autonomous Ride-Hailing In London Starting 2026

Alphabet’s (GOOG, GOOGL) robotaxi unit Waymo announced on Wednesday that it intends to launch its autonomous ride-hailing service in London in 2026.

The ride-hailing service will be available via the company’s Waymo app, it said.

“Over the coming months, we’ll lay the groundwork for our service in collaboration with our fleet operations partner Moove, and continue to engage with local and national leaders to secure the necessary permissions for our commercial ride-hailing service in London,” the company said in a blog post.

Waymo has partnered with Moove before to manage its autonomous fleet in Phoenix. The company’s fleet in Miami is also slated to be managed by Moove starting next year.

Currently, Waymo operates in multiple cities across the U.S. The company’s autonomous driving technology has driven over 100 million fully autonomous miles on public roads and provided more than 10 million paid rides across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Arizona, Atlanta, Georgia, and Austin, Texas.

Waymo noted that the company has a partnership with British brand Jaguar Land Rover, whose electric I-PACE vehicles are fitted with the company’s Waymo driver technology to be deployed in its fleet.

Waymo is currently testing its robotaxis on the roads of Tokyo as it seeks to expand internationally. The company has partnered with Japan’s taxi app GO and taxi company Nihon Kotsu to deploy autonomous vehicles in the city.

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