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Waymo Opens Paid Robotaxi Service in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, Reaching 14 U.S. Cities

September 1, 2026 at 14:15 EDT

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Alphabet’s Waymo has begun offering paid, fully driverless robotaxi rides to the public in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, Florida, extending commercial service to 14 U.S. cities.

September 1, 2026 · Waymo

Paid robotaxis in three more U.S. cities

Waymo is inviting public riders in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, taking commercial driverless service to 14 U.S. cities on a rolling waitlist.

U.S. cities with public robotaxi service

4,000+

Vehicles in the commercial fleet

500k+

Paid U.S. rides each week now

94%

Fewer serious-injury crashes vs. humans, Waymo says

Weekly paid rides: now vs. year-end goal

Waymo is trying to double weekly volume by the end of 2026.

500,000

Weekly rides now

1 million

End-of-2026 target

How a new city opens

Map and test on local streets

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Employee rides with no safety driver

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Rolling invites from the waitlist

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Open to all inside the geofence

Why it landed

Officials and accessibility groups welcomed another driverless option. AARP Florida and the National Federation of the Blind’s San Diego chapter cited independence for older adults and guide-dog riders.

What still limits it

Access is invitation-only. Denver starts at 60 square miles with no airport. A local poll found nearly 60% of Denver voters who had not ridden said they were unlikely to. The Ojai fleet is about 300 vehicles.

Head-to-head market

Tampa is the overlap city

Tesla already charges for driverless Model Y rides in Tampa. Denver and San Diego riders, by contrast, will only be offered the Ojai minivan at launch.

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