Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Are in a Growing Number of Cities. Here's Everything to Know

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent company, Alphabet, expand into more cities -- and countries. Waymo currently operates fully autonomous rides for the general public in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, which take place aboard the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace. It's expanding its partnership with Uber by launching in Atlanta via the ride share app later this year, and plans to begin offering rides in Washington, DC, and Miami starting in 2026. In April, Waymo said it'll begin driving its vehicles on Tokyo's streets, making this the company's first international location. Along with those launches, Waymo in January announced it would also begin testing with manually driven vehicles in 10 new cities this year, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego. And last week, Waymo said it reached a preliminary agreement with Toyota to "explore a collaboration" geared toward developi ... Read full article.