Waymo Fleet More Than Triples In Size Year-over-Year, According to NHTSA Recall Data - FuelArc News
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TL;DR: Between May 2025 and May 2026, Waymo’s recall-scope count of autonomous cabs rose from 1,212 vehicles to 3,791 vehicles. That is more than a 3x increase in the Waymo fleet size in roughly one year. We set out to measure Tesla’s robotaxi progress. Along the way, I accidentally tripped over something just as interesting, […]

TL;DR: Between May 2025 and May 2026, Waymo’s recall-scope count of autonomous cabs rose from 1,212 vehicles to 3,791 vehicles.

That is more than a 3x increase in the Waymo fleet size in roughly one year, a major acceleration that dwarfs Tesla’s faltering Robotaxi rollout.

  • dan@upvote.auEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    Seemed expensive, $20-25 to go 1-1.5 miles, but I only needed two rides while there and used it both times so maybe that’s competitive or even a good deal compared to uber.

    As someone that lives in the Bay Area - Waymo are always more expensive than Uber and Lyft. Lyft is usually a bit cheaper than Uber. Waymo’s R&D costs are very high so they’re likely trying to recover some of that money. People are still willing to pay, at least at the moment, because it’s still a somewhat unique experience.

    You see them even in small suburban streets now, as they extended their service area quite a bit a few months ago. They’re available from San Francisco all the way to San Jose.