Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous driving company, announced the expansion of its driverless ride-hailing service to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio in Texas, and Orlando in Florida. Invitations are rolling out immediately to select customers in these areas via the Waymo app. This brings the total number of operational metro areas to ten.
Waymo made the announcement on February 24, 2026, continuing its rapid growth in autonomous ride-hailing. The service will initially cover 60 square miles in San Antonio and Orlando, 50 square miles in Dallas, and 25 square miles in Houston, with a focus on downtown regions. Rides are limited to surface streets in these new areas, as freeway capabilities are not yet available there.
The company stated in its blog post: "We will be inviting new riders on a rolling basis to ensure a seamless experience across our initial service areas, as we meaningfully scale our operations ahead of opening our service to everyone later this year." Waymo's vehicles have accumulated over 200 million miles across its operations.
Prior to this expansion, driverless rides were available in Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Austin, and Miami, where public rides began in January 2026 following a test phase started in November 2025. Plans for these four cities were also announced in November 2025.
Waymo, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is testing its sixth-generation autonomous technology in San Francisco and Los Angeles, currently limited to employees. This technology will integrate into the Ojai vehicle (Zeekr RT) and Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicles, while consumer rides continue to use Jaguar I-Pace models. A public pilot for freeway rides launched in November 2025 in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Looking ahead, Waymo plans further US expansions to Denver, Nashville, Las Vegas, and Washington, DC in 2026, alongside international launches in London and Tokyo.
