The autonomous vehicle company Waymo plans to launch its self-driving ride-hailing service in Dallas in 2026.
In an announcement this week, co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said the robo-taxis will offer 鈥渁 new era of safe and seamless transportation.鈥�
鈥淲orking together with our fleet partner Avis, Waymo will offer more riders a stress-free way to get around,鈥� she said in a statement.
The 24-hour self-hailing service has over 250,000 trips across five cities, including Austin, where the company plans to more than double its coverage area, . The California-based company also plans to launch in Miami and Washington, D.C.
Waymo said it鈥檚 partnering with Dallas to fulfill the city鈥檚 鈥淰ision Zero鈥� goals to reduce the number of traffic injuries and fatalities.
In a statement Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert called the service 鈥渁n innovative, technology-based transportation option for our residents and visitors.鈥�
Waymo isn鈥檛 the first autonomous vehicle company to try to break into the Dallas market: Cruise was testing its driverless cars in the city before it would no longer fund Cruise鈥檚 robo-taxi development work.
Olla Mokhtar is 四虎影院鈥檚 news intern. Got a tip? Email Olla at omokhtar@kera.org.
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