Waymo grew its lead in the robotaxi market in 2025, and is now operating, planning to launch a service or testing its vehicles in 26 markets in the U.S. and abroad. Amazon's Zoox began offering free driverless rides to the public around the Las Vegas Strip and certain San Francisco neighborhoods.

The robotaxis are guided by Tesla’s Full-Self Driving (FSD) software, which is also available on the cars it sells to buyers. But so far, the rollout has been limited to Austin and San Francisco, with human supervisors on board monitoring the vehicles, with plans to expand to more cities next year.

A reporter rode in a robotaxi in Los Angeles and gives his thoughts on the ride ahead of Waymo's plans to add Detroit to its service area.

If you were fed up with Uber drivers who couldn't hold a normal conversation or played loud radio stations, we have good news for you. Waymo has just

The Alphabet owned robotaxi company, Waymo, has been getting quite a bit of scrutiny lately over whether the driverless cars are putting kids at risk.