Waymo Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-01 - Deployment - Waymo opens fully autonomous rides in Denver, San Diego and Tampa - The three additions take Waymo to 14 cities offering fully autonomous trips. Tens of thousands of people in each city had joined the local interest lists before launch. The service uses Waymo newest vehicle platform and next-generation Waymo Driver, with… - source: waymo.com
• 2026-08-25 - Market Signal - Waymo selects Munich for planned German robotaxi launch - Manual high-definition mapping is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks. Autonomous testing with trained specialists behind the wheel will follow the mapping phase. Waymo is planning local fleet operations and regulatory engagement; the announcement does… - source: waymo.com
• 2026-08-20 - Capability - Waymo details custom 5nm ASIC and autonomous-compute partner stack - The custom ASIC provides more than 1,000 TOPS for front-end sensor processing and machine-learning workloads. Waymo says its onboard compute performance has increased 20-fold in eight years and processes 13 high-resolution cameras in real time. - source: waymo.com
• 2026-08-14 - Regulatory - Waymo receives California authority for wider robotaxi service area - The permitted geography could support routes from Silicon Valley to Bodega Bay and north-coast communities, as well as travel through the Napa and Alexander valleys. Waymo said it has no immediate launch dates for the newly authorised areas and will share… - source: sfchronicle.com
• 2026-08-06 - Facility Opening - Waymo leases third Washington, D.C. operations site - The newly leased site will support electric-vehicle charging and maintenance, adding to two other local facilities in Waymo's planned operating footprint. A separate 32,000-square-foot service facility is already under construction, and Waymo estimates its… - source: axios.com
• 2026-06-25 - Deployment - Waymo begins resuming freeway operations after construction-zone software remedy - Waymo began updating affected fifth-generation automated driving systems on 16 June and started resuming freeway operations on 25 June. The remedy improves construction-zone recognition, hazard prioritisation and speed reduction, alongside operational and… - source: static.nhtsa.gov
• 2026-06-15 - Partnership - Waymo selects Element for autonomous fleet services - Element will provide fleet-management and operational support. The multi-year agreement begins with Waymo operations in San Diego. Expansion to other markets remains prospective. - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-02-02 - Funding - Waymo raises $16 billion investment round at $126 billion valuation - The financing was led by Dragoneer, DST Global and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Mubadala and other investors. Waymo reported 127 million fully autonomous miles, 20 million lifetime rides and more than 400,000 rides provided… - source: waymo.com
• 2024-10-25 - Funding - Waymo closes $5.6 billion investment round - The $5.6 billion round closed on 25 October 2024, with Alphabet leading and Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global and T. Rowe Price continuing as investors. Proceeds were earmarked for serving more Waymo One riders in San… - source: waymo.com
• 2022-12-16 - Deployment - Waymo opens 24/7 rider-only airport service in Phoenix - Waymo opened fully autonomous rides between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Downtown Phoenix to members of the public. The company described the airport route as a round-the-clock service with no human driver at the 44th Street and Washington… - source: waymo.com
• 2021-06-16 - Funding - Waymo raises $2.5 billion investment round - Participants included Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, CPP Investments, Fidelity, Magna, Mubadala, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, T. Rowe Price, Temasek and Tiger Global. Waymo said the capital would support continued development and commercialization… - source: waymo.com
• 2020-07-30 - Funding - Waymo completes $3.2B first external round after ~$30B initial-close valuation - Reporting around the March 2020 initial close placed Waymo's valuation at about $30 billion. Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Mubadala led the initial close, with Magna, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation and Alphabet also participating.… - source: waymo.com