Waymo's Robotaxis Now Fully Autonomous in Nashville, But Still No Bookings Allowed.
Nashville has become the latest city where Waymo's self-driving vehicles are fully operational, marking a significant step towards commercial availability. The company had announced plans to introduce its robotaxis in Nashville as early as September 2025, with initial test rides expected this year. However, despite extensive testing since then, riders have yet to be able to book a ride.
Waymo's rigorous testing process is designed to ensure public safety before launching a paid service. In each new city, the company has safety drivers map the area and update its software with information gathered from those tests. This includes accounting for local driving rules and conditions. However, despite this thorough approach, Waymo has faced issues in the past, including software recalls due to vehicle malfunctions.
The company's vehicles have previously encountered problems such as hitting gates, telephone poles, stationary vehicles, and even school buses. A recent recall was issued after its robotaxis failed to stop for school buses. To mitigate these risks, Waymo is continually refining its technology.
Currently, Waymo's robotaxis are available in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Austin through a partnership with Uber. The service is also offered in New York, New Orleans, Seattle, and Tokyo, Japan, although riders are not yet being served in these locations. Nashville joins a growing list of cities where Waymo is conducting or planning to conduct driverless trials, including Boston, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, Washington, and London, UK.
The city's fully autonomous ride-hailing service brings the company one step closer to its goal of providing safe and convenient transportation to the public.
Nashville has become the latest city where Waymo's self-driving vehicles are fully operational, marking a significant step towards commercial availability. The company had announced plans to introduce its robotaxis in Nashville as early as September 2025, with initial test rides expected this year. However, despite extensive testing since then, riders have yet to be able to book a ride.
Waymo's rigorous testing process is designed to ensure public safety before launching a paid service. In each new city, the company has safety drivers map the area and update its software with information gathered from those tests. This includes accounting for local driving rules and conditions. However, despite this thorough approach, Waymo has faced issues in the past, including software recalls due to vehicle malfunctions.
The company's vehicles have previously encountered problems such as hitting gates, telephone poles, stationary vehicles, and even school buses. A recent recall was issued after its robotaxis failed to stop for school buses. To mitigate these risks, Waymo is continually refining its technology.
Currently, Waymo's robotaxis are available in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Austin through a partnership with Uber. The service is also offered in New York, New Orleans, Seattle, and Tokyo, Japan, although riders are not yet being served in these locations. Nashville joins a growing list of cities where Waymo is conducting or planning to conduct driverless trials, including Boston, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, Washington, and London, UK.
The city's fully autonomous ride-hailing service brings the company one step closer to its goal of providing safe and convenient transportation to the public.
... i mean, i get it that they wanna make sure everything is super safe and all that, but it's been like, months since they announced they'd be coming to nashville. i'm curious to try out their robotaxis, tho! 
does anyone know if the issues with the vehicle malfunctions are still happening? i've heard about those school bus problems 
... hope waymo gets 'em sorted out soon 
! I've been following their progress for a while now, and it's amazing to see how far they've come. But I gotta say, it's kinda frustrating that riders aren't able to book a ride yet 
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. It's not like they're just rushing into this; they're really thinking about the bigger picture 
. And hey, even with some issues in the past (who hasn't had a weird software glitch or two? 
), they're still refining their tech and making it better.
! Can't wait to see when they'll finally open up bookings for us eager passengers 
, but I gotta say, it's a bit frustrating that riders can't book a ride yet 
It'd be awesome if we could hop in and out of these cars like normal people 
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. I mean, Waymo's got a solid track record (mostly) and all that jazz 
, but we've had some issues with their tech before 
, so let's keep our eyes peeled 
. Still, it's great to see them expanding to more cities 
It's like, what's the point of having self-driving cars if you can't even use them? I get that they need to test everything first, but come on! They've been testing for months already. I guess it's just more caution than anything, but still... 
. Like, what's the point of even doing all this testing if you're not gonna let people use them? I'm sure the company has its reasons, like wanting to make sure everything is perfect before opening up the service to the public, but it feels like they're just taking their time 
. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens next... or if Waymo will finally get their robotaxis up and running in Nashville! 
. Can't they just make up their minds already? 
I get it, public safety is important, but come on, testing should be happening faster, not slower.
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I mean, what's the fun in driving around a car without anyone getting on it? It's like having a super cool car that you can't even afford 
. The company is being super cautious, which is great for public safety, but also means we have to wait a bit longer to experience the thrill of autonomous ride-hailing 
. Nashville, you're up next... or not 
. And don't even get me started on the software recalls - I'm all for refining their tech, but shouldn't they have, like, ironed out those issues by now? 
I'm sure it's not just about Nashville though - these issues have happened in other cities too... 
But seriously, it's frustrating for people who wanna try out their robotaxis, especially since Waymo has had some issues with the tech in the past... like, remember that recall about school buses 
. I know it's all about being cautious, but when will we see some of these cities go live? Only time'll tell! 
Still, gotta keep fingers crossed for Nashville! 
waymo is like a genius in robotics tech but the rollout is so slow!!!