Overview

• Waymo has broken ground on a 22,000 m² factory in Mesa, Arizona, in partnership with Magna, to scale production of autonomous vehicles.
• The facility will retrofit 2,000 Jaguar I-PACEs by 2026 and integrate the sixth-generation Waymo Driver into Zeekr RT prototypes.
• Waymo plans to double its fleet to 3,500 vehicles by 2026, building on its current operations in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin.
• Fully autonomous ride-hailing services are set to launch in Atlanta, Miami, and Washington, D.C. in 2026.
• Tesla, a key competitor, is preparing to debut a limited robotaxi service in Austin this June with 10 to 20 Model Y vehicles.