Waymo news
Waymo, owned by Google's parent Alphabet, runs driverless ride-hailing in several U.S. cities and is the fleet other robotaxi companies get compared with.
Latest, from October 31, 2026: Tesla's Texas robotaxi fleet is now just 55 cars behind Waymo's.
Other companies in these stories: Tesla and Toyota.
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- Tesla's Texas robotaxi fleet is now just 55 cars behind Waymo's
Texas DMV automated-vehicle registrations show Tesla at 1,204 robotaxis (631 Model Y, 573 Cybercab) versus Waymo's 1,259, per Robotaxi Tracker. Registrations count cars on a state list, not driverless miles or paid rides.
- Waymo pioneer Sebastian Thrun's new startup Dulo raises $130M
Sebastian Thrun, who helped start Google's self-driving project that became Waymo, has a new company, Dulo, building AI models that design planes, cars and other complex hardware. The $130 million raise shows investors betting AI can speed up how physical machines get engineered.
- Waymo and Toyota plan bZ4X robotaxi tests in Japan in 2027
Toyota will build the self-driving SUVs, Waymo hardware installed, at a plant in Toyota City. The UK and other Waymo markets are planned later.