Waymo is headed to Nashville in 2026

Waymo is plotting a route for Tennessee, because it plans to deliver its robotaxis to Nashville. The corporate expects to begin autonomous driving operations within the metropolis within the coming months earlier than opening as much as the general public in 2026.

On the outset, of us within the space will be capable of hail a journey by way of the Waymo app. Down the road, Lyft will be capable of match customers with Waymo rides in Nashville.

Waymo is presently up and working in 5 US cities: San Francisco (and other parts of the Bay Area), Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta. Together with Nashville, Waymo is planning to quickly transfer into Denver and Seattle, the place it began testing its vehicles this month, in addition to Miami and Washington DC.

The corporate additionally acquired permission from New York Metropolis in August to start test rides there, albeit with a human driver behind the wheel. As well as, testing is underway in Tokyo — Waymo’s first worldwide location — although human drivers are manually working the automobiles on the outset.