Waymo will launch Washington, D.C., robotaxi service in 2026
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/waymo-will-launch-washington-dc-robotaxi-service-in-2026.html
Waymo will launch Washington, D.C., robotaxi service in 2026
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/waymo-will-launch-washington-dc-robotaxi-service-in-2026.html
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The [Alphabet](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/GOOGL/)-owned autonomous driving robotaxi service will be available in Washington, D.C., in 2026, the company announced Tuesday.
“I’ve experienced firsthand how safely the Waymo Driver operates around pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users,” said Governors Highway Safety Association CEO Jonathan Adkins. “Waymo has worked with GHSA and our first responder network as they’ve expanded their service, always putting safety first. As someone who walks to work almost every day, I’m excited to share the road with Waymo in Washington, D.C.”
So far, Waymo One currently operates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and Phoenix, and is also driving in Austin and Atlanta through its partnership with [Uber](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/UBER/)
saw one on K st a few days ago, was so puzzled as I had just got back from san fran. good service. other drivers hate them as they are quite conservative with driving technique.
I’ve never driven in any of the other cities they’ve operated in. Are those drivers as, let’s just say, unpredictable as DC drivers? Like how’s waymo going to handle an Altima driving the wrong way down a one way? Or a suburban make a sudden illegal U turn? Is it going to follow a car driving down the shoulder in bumper to bumper traffic because it thinks that’s now a travel lane?