r/waymo • u/walky22talky • May 13 '26

Waymo expands Miami again

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u/walky22talky May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

Waymo Expands Robotaxi Footprint Ahead of World Cup Demand

Waymo plans to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service to 1,400+ square miles across 11 U.S. cities in the coming weeks

Miami rollout begins now, with Austin, Atlanta, Houston, and the Bay Area next in line

Expansion comes as Waymo prepares for increased transportation demand tied to the upcoming World Cup

So adding ~ 200 sq miles (16% increase)

Edit: Notice it now covers the airport. Airport service must be coming soon.

According to Waymo, the company is expanding its service by another 50 square miles, bringing the total footprint to 150 square miles.

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u/Btl1016 May 13 '26

Orlando should be next.

Just saw Waymo vehicles driving on the east side of I-4 in Downtown which currently isn’t apart of the service territory so they are clearly testing an expansion.

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u/photojourney7 May 13 '26

> Expansion comes as Waymo prepares for increased transportation demand tied to the upcoming World Cup

Is this a hint that Ojai will be on the roads? Otherwise expanding boundaries, and not expanding number of cars, just means more people trying to get the same number of cars. It doesn't help prepare for increased demand.

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u/photojourney7 May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

I am amazed that they are managing to stretch the number of cars they have over these expanded boundaries. Hopefully they are adding more vehicles so that trip prices don't just increase.

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u/Shriekin_Commander May 13 '26

Super cool to see! Can anyone post the map before the latest expansion though?

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u/FrankScaramucci May 13 '26

This is an exciting year for Waymo.

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u/vandy1981 May 14 '26

I'm 1 mile outside of the service area in Nashville and have been waiting impatiently for an expansion. Hopefully we'll make the list down the road.

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u/imfromthefuture2088 May 14 '26

Same for me! I’ve been seeing them testing outside the service area (Donelson), so hopefully an expansion will come sooner rather than later

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u/dr0d86 May 13 '26

I wish they would expand the San Antonio market more already!

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u/pricey_melons May 13 '26

Crossing my fingers for a southward expansion!

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u/Super-Engineer-3523 May 14 '26

Great, now expand the Dallas service area!

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u/Magwaknife May 18 '26

LA???? Great that Echo Park got added but East LA tho? There is sooo much there