Waymo stands for a new way forward in mobility. We're a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. We’re determined to improve transportation for people around the world, building on technology developed in Google’s labs since 2009.
Our goal is to transform mobility by making it safe and easy for people and things to move around. We’re committed to developing fully self-driving vehicles because we believe that this is safer and better for everyone.
Annually, over 1.35 million people die on our roadways. In the US alone, traffic collisions kill over 35,000 people a year. In the U.S., 94% of crashes involve human error or choice, and this is one place where we believe we really can bring technology to bear. Fully self-driving cars could also help people who can't drive—whether elderly, blind, or disabled—to get around and do the things they love.
We’ve also begun conducting a technical exploration into how our technology can integrate into trucks. Every year truck crashes cause 4,000 deaths and a further 110,000 people are injured in commercial truck-related crashes annually in the U.S.
Our fleet of self-driving vehicles has included modified Toyota Priuses, Lexus SUVs, a custom-built prototype vehicle (nicknamed "Firefly"), and now fully self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans are our first vehicles built on a mass-production platform with a fully-integrated hardware suite, newly designed by Waymo for the purpose of full autonomy.
Most recently, we partnered with Jaguar to create the world's first premium electric self-driving vehicle: the Jaguar I-PACE. We’ll start testing these vehicles this year and will add up to 20,000 I-PACEs to Waymo’s fleet in the coming years. That’s enough cars to drive about a million trips in a typical day.
We've also begun conducting a technical exploration into how our technology can integrate into Class 8 trucks.
Yes. Waymo is currently testing its self-driving technology on Class 8 trucks. We've conducted road tests of Waymo’s trucks in California, Atlanta, and Arizona. Learn more.
Waymo One is our commercial self-driving service that allows members of the public to travel from place to place in one of Waymo's self-driving cars.
Riders can use our app to call our self-driving vehicles 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They can use it to get around several cities in the Metro Phoenix area. Whether it's for a fun night out or just to get a break from driving, our riders get the same clean vehicle every time and a driver with over 20 million miles of experience on public roads.
Over time, we plan to make Waymo One available to more members of the public as we add more vehicles and drive in more places.
The early rider program is a confidential research program within Waymo One, where select riders will have access to early features and can share their experiences directly with our team to help shape the future of self-driving.
Early riders test these early features before they are made available to the entire Waymo One service.
Join our waitlist through our iOS or Android apps. You’ll receive a notification once a spot opens up.
To ensure everyone gets the best possible service, we’re rolling out access gradually, starting in the Metro Phoenix area in Arizona.
We’ll make Waymo available to more people and places over time.
To ensure everyone gets the best possible service, we’re rolling out access gradually, starting in the Metro Phoenix area in Arizona.
It may be a while before we reach you. The waitlist allows us to keep you posted on latest updates and email you when you’re ready to go. We’ll make Waymo available to more people and places over time.
Waymo One riders are currently able to take rides within parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area, including Chandler, Tempe, Mesa and Gilbert. Our service operates around the clock, seven days a week. Riders can travel anywhere in our territory day and night.
Our goal is to give our riders everyday access to our cars, and we encourage them to take rides as frequently as possible.
Waymo One riders will have access to Waymo’s fleet of self-driving cars in the Phoenix metropolitan area, including our Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans.
Many of our vehicles have trained drivers in the cars to make sure our riders have a great experience and serve as a backup only. They are there to make sure this brand new traveling experience is as comfortable and convenient as possible.
Yes. Some of our vehicles are now fully driverless. Our Phoenix fleet has both empty, fully driverless vehicles as well as those with a trained driver present. We’ll continue to add more driverless cars over time.
We hope to bring the ease and safety of self-driving cars to as many people as we can. We can't yet say where we're headed next, but we do look forward to bringing our technology to new cities as soon as possible.
Your feedback is important to us. If you've seen us on the road and would like to provide feedback on how we drive, please contact us and tell us about your experience.
If you are a Waymo One rider and would like to provide feedback on your service experience, please reach out to our Rider Support team via the app.
You can learn more about available roles here.
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