Overview
- Waymo opened the service to the public Tuesday inside a 60-square-mile area of Nashville using dozens of vehicles through the Waymo app.
- Rolling invites will add riders over time, which Waymo says helps it scale while keeping ride quality consistent.
- Lyft is the local partner, with its Flexdrive unit running vehicle readiness, charging, maintenance, and depot operations.
- Riders will be able to hail these cars in the Lyft app later this year, and Waymo says airport trips are planned in the near future.
- Nashville becomes Waymo’s 11th robotaxi city, following February’s $16 billion funding round and plans to expand to more than 20 additional U.S. cities in 2026.