Overview
- Waymo, which announced the plan Wednesday, will lift its fully driverless coverage to more than 1,400 square miles across 11 U.S. cities starting with new Miami service areas.
- The company lists Austin, Atlanta, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area as next for deeper in-city coverage as it prioritizes growth where it already runs rides.
- In Houston, coverage will reach nearly 50 square miles, adding EaDo, the Texas Medical Center, parts of the northeast, and NRG Stadium ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup events.
- The rollout continues after a recall of nearly 3,800 vehicles to fix software that could steer into flooded roads, with temporary safeguards in place and no pause to Houston service.
- Federal regulators are also reviewing a January incident in Santa Monica, where an NHTSA probe centers on a Waymo robotaxi that struck a child.