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  December 19, 2024

  New Swiss Re study: Waymo is safer than even the most advanced human-driven vehicles

  The Waymo Team

  Today, we’re sharing our new cutting-edge research with Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, analyzing liability claims related to collisions from 25.3 million fully autonomous miles driven by Waymo. The study uses auto liability claims aggregate statistics as a proxy for at-fault collisions and expands on our previous research. It demonstrates that as we’ve scaled operations across Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, the Waymo Driver significantly outperforms both the overall driving population and the latest generation of human-driven vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

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  December 18, 2024

  That’s a Wrap! Waymo’s 2024 Year in Review

  The Waymo Team

  2024 has been a year of incredible growth, connection, and learning for Waymo. We couldn’t be more grateful for our riders and the trust they’ve placed in us to serve over 150,000 trips every week.

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  December 16, 2024

  Partnering with Nihon Kotsu and GO on our first international road trip

  The Waymo, Nihon Kotsu, and GO Teams

  こんにちは(Konnichiwa) and hello, Japan! We’re thrilled to announce that Waymo, in partnership with Nihon Kotsu and GO, will bring our autonomous vehicles to Tokyo for our first international road trip. There, our Driver will learn and adapt to left-hand traffic and new driving nuances associated with operating in one of the world’s most densely populated urban environments.

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  December 13, 2024

  Waymo's First Responder Program Receives Independent Safety Confirmation

  The Waymo Team

  Waymo’s ongoing education and engagement with emergency responders is crucial to operating our trusted, fully autonomous Waymo One ride-hailing service. Today, we are proud to share that Waymo’s First Responder Program was independently reviewed by TÜV SÜD, a global leader in safety testing and certification, making it the industry’s first such program to be validated according to industry best practices by a third-party.

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  December 5, 2024

  Next stop: Miami

  The Waymo Team

  Get ready for a touch of magic in the Magic City. We’re excited to announce that Waymo One will be expanding to Miami!

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  November 12, 2024

  Waymo One is now open to all in Los Angeles

  The Waymo Team

  Roll out the red carpet. Starting today, anyone in Los Angeles can take fully autonomous rides 24/7 with Waymo One – rolling through Santa Monica, Hollywood Boulevard, USC, and everything in between.

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  November 11, 2024

  Protecting Vulnerable Road Users: New Insights from Waymo’s Safety Research

  The Waymo Team

  Every day, millions of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists share the road with larger vehicles. Whether walking through crosswalks, biking in city streets, or riding motorcycles at a high speed on highways, these vulnerable road users (VRUs) face unique safety risks as they lack the protection that vehicles provide. In our latest research with Nexar, we reconstructed hundreds of crashes involving VRUs — the largest dataset of its kind in the U.S. — to better understand these risks and help inform our own driving as we serve more riders.

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