Waymo Grows Again, Extending into Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, & Sunnyvale

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Waymo continues to increase its robotaxi service. Whereas it’s been in San Francisco for some time, Waymo simply prolonged its providers down the area into the center of Silicon Valley, the place it began. As of yesterday, Waymo is providing its Waymo One robotaxi providers in Mountain View (the house of Google), Los Altos, Palo Alto, and elements of Sunnyvale.

I bear in mind the primary time I noticed Google’s self-driving automobiles. I used to be visiting the Bay Space with my spouse and observed a car in Palo Alto with a bizarre trying factor spinning round on high and a Google emblem on the door. Apologies for the poor video high quality of my digicam on the time, however this was mid-2012 and it was what it was:

As you possibly can see, “self-driving car” was additionally written on the entrance doorways. That is the place the seeds of Waymo had been planted. Now that the know-how has sprouted and is maturing, the corporate is launching robotaxi providers again in these preliminary testing neighborhoods and cities.

In submit a post on LinkedInthe corporate wrote the next yesterday: “Thousands of delightful memories made on the road, yet nothing beats returning home. We’re back to where our story began in the South Bay, gradually welcoming riders in Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, and parts of Sunnyvale starting today. 👀 Keep an eye on the app to see when it’s your turn to ride!”

Waymo posted a bit extra on X, beginning with “We’ve made millions of miles of memories over the past 15+ years, but today is special. We’re returning to where the journey began, gradually opening our doors to our first public riders in Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, and parts of Sunnyvale.”

We’ve made hundreds of thousands of miles of recollections over the previous 15+ years, however at present is particular. We’re returning to the place the journey started, step by step opening our doorways to our first public riders in Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, and elements of Sunnyvale. pic.twitter.com/DhWFtBdL4A

— Waymo (@Waymo) March 11, 2025

A followup tweet (if we will nonetheless name them that) confirmed the precise service space Waymo One is increasing into:

We’ll step by step add riders to this new service space over time, as we work to carry Waymo One to extra of the Bay Space. Regulate the app for those who’re an space native. Who’s able to journey? pic.twitter.com/egHh2claxJ

— Waymo (@Waymo) March 11, 2025

One has to imagine Waymo One might be fairly in style in Silicon Valley. It’s additionally a bit humorous that the service hadn’t been working there till yesterday. I lived in Sunnyvale for a couple of months, and it looks as if this space needs to be comparatively simple for Waymo robotaxis to function in. However it’s attention-grabbing to see every step of Waymo’s growth. I’m wondering what number of extra cities Waymo will transfer into in 2025.