Waymo's robotaxi fleet is expanding fast, fleet data shows
Waymo grew its Texas fleet by 49% over the past month, with growth also concentrated in several other markets, according to fleet tracking data.
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, has significantly expanded its robotaxi fleet over the past month, according to fleet tracking data, with Texas emerging as a particular hotspot for growth.
The data shows Waymo's fleet in Texas grew by 49% over the past month, one of the fastest expansion rates among the markets where the company operates.
Growth beyond Texas
Texas is not the only market where Waymo's fleet has expanded recently; the fleet data points to additional hotspots of growth elsewhere as the company continues to scale up its driverless ride-hailing service.
Waymo has been steadily broadening the geographic footprint of its service, which operates without a human safety driver behind the wheel, as it works to expand from an early group of cities into a larger network of markets.
The company has not published its own detailed fleet figures alongside the growth reported in the tracking data, and it is not clear how the pace of expansion in Texas compares with the company's internal targets.
Waymo's expansion comes as it continues to compete with other autonomous vehicle developers seeking to scale robotaxi services across the United States.
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