Overview
- Waymo announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4 that anyone in its Dallas service area can download the app and immediately hail a fully autonomous robotaxi.
- Trips to Dallas Love Field and Dallas-area freeways are not yet available because Waymo is continuing terminal testing at Love Field and plans fully autonomous freeway testing as the final milestone before offering those routes to riders.
- The company said about 150,000 people used the service during the invitation-only phase that began earlier in 2026, and Avis Budget Group now handles depot operations such as charging and vehicle maintenance for the all-electric Jaguar I‑Pace fleet.
- Waymo paused Texas operations in May after vehicles struggled with heavy rain and flooded roads, and federal recall filings cited software faults that could let systems enter standing water or construction zones, prompting interim updates and conditional weather-driven service limits.
- The broader significance is that Waymo is following a repeatable market playbook used in Phoenix and California cities to scale driverless service while still finishing technical milestones and managing real-world limits that affect rider access and safety.