Waymo said Monday it will launch a robotaxi service in Detroit, Las Vegas, and San Diego as the Alphabet-owned company hits the accelerator on its expansion plans.

The announcement illustrates Waymo’s recent evolution from autonomous vehicle technology developer to commercial enterprise. It also follows comments by Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, who said last week during TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 that it is imperative the company scales .

“By the end of 2026, you should expect us to be offering 1 million trips per week,” Mawakana said at the time.

Waymo completed more than 250,000 rides per week as of April. The company has since added more, although the company has not shared a specific number.

Waymo tested its technology for years in Silicon Valley before launching a commercial robot

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