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Waymo Launches Corporate Robotaxi Accounts in Five U.S. Cities

A centralized portal gives employers oversight of rides, budgets, reporting.

Overview

  • Waymo introduced Waymo for Business, inviting employers, universities, and event organizers to set up corporate accounts for driverless rides.
  • An admin portal lets organizations manage users, define service areas and pickup or drop-off points, create promo codes, track usage, and subsidize rides.
  • The service is available in Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, and Atlanta, with the same pricing as standard Waymo trips.
  • Waymo reports more than 1 million rides per month and says nearly one in six local riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix uses the service to commute, with early customers including Carvana.
  • Airport access remains a priority, with service at Phoenix Sky Harbor, approval at San José Mineta, and a testing permit at San Francisco International, and the company plans to extend the business program to new markets such as Washington, D.C., and Miami after commercial launches there.