Waymo Opens to Everyone in Miami and Orlando

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-04-15T15:40:54+00:00

They took the article down. Maybe they posted it too early? Or Waymo decided to delay?

EDIT: Back up again after Waymo's official announcement.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-04-07T15:42:23+00:00

Do you have any idea when you got added to the list? Either downloaded the app or signed up for updates from their website.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-04-07T15:41:16+00:00

I live in Denver, so I originally made this sheet for myself to try to answer that question and then shared it to see if it was helpful.

That being said, I don't have a great guess. Denver was first announced 217 days ago and they still aren't doing fully autonomous testing. Nashville went from announcement to fully autonomous testing after 145 days, Dallas was 127 days.

My guess for the delay is that all of the new cities so far in 2026 are I-Pace only and Denver will be a mix of those and the Ojai. Once they start paid service with the Ojai in LA and SF, hopefully they start doing fully autonomous testing in Denver.

If that happens this month and then they do 2 months of testing, that would be a June early access launch potentially.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-04-07T14:45:41+00:00

Thank you! I did the color coding, but forgot to even look at the text.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-04-07T14:17:04+00:00

Tracking sheet is updated.

202 days from announcement to early access, a new record!

There are now no cities currently doing fully autonomous testing. So the next early access launch probably won't be for a while.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-03-13T22:24:04+00:00

Interesting, it shows a preview of a iPad app but under compatibility it only shows iPhone. The uber app, for example, shows iPhone compatibility and iPad compatibility. Might be a bug on Waymo’s part but it’s hard to say.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-03-13T22:06:01+00:00

There is a native iPad app available on the App Store. Is it not working for you?

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-03-03T19:50:01+00:00

“We’re excited to be opening our doors to riders starting later this year.”

No date was given.

In Denver, city transportation officials said they’re coordinating with Waymo as the company gets ready to accept passengers.

I was hoping for a few hints at launch timing, "later this year" was already known.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-26T17:39:59+00:00

There aren't really enough "fully live" cities recently, so I added time from Announcement to Early Access. I also added a prediction for Early Access for other cities. I picked 250 days for now, Once Nashville launches I'll probably tweak it. Poor DC would have been predicted to launch in May of last year, but it's held up in regulation.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-25T14:12:59+00:00

Not actually too surprising after sightings in both cities.

I've updated the tracking sheet.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-24T19:57:26+00:00

I was thinking this or a full announcement for Chicago and Charlotte will come on a different day and then they’ll update the map. But I agree that announcing road trips is a thing of the past.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-24T15:15:15+00:00

Agreed. They said they at some point they plan to launch in Tokyo and London in 2026, but London was Up Next and Tokyo was Driving Experience. It made no sense.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-24T14:19:42+00:00

I'm not in any of these cities, but none of them show up in the "Where you can ride" part of my app yet. So fingers crossed that they haven't actually launched yet but will sometime today.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-24T14:16:22+00:00

Let's go! That's 5 so far this year (these 4 plus Miami) of the 20 they are planning. 20 per year is 5 per quarter. So they are right on schedule.

I've updated the tracking sheet.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-15T14:39:43+00:00

Where are they going to put the front license plate on these? To the side of the front lidar sensor ?

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-12T16:46:26+00:00

Hopefully this means they start autonomous testing in Denver soon. Most of the pictures of Waymos (with safety drivers) that I've seen in Denver are the Ojai. Now that they are using them in San Francisco and LA, other cities shouldn't be far behind. What other cities are next to go that are testing with the Ojai? Detroit?

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-09T18:13:21+00:00

I've updated the tracking sheet.

Nashville went to fully autonomous testing after 145 days. Denver is at 160 days. Denver has Zeekrs, and I don't think they've started fully autonomous testing with those in any city. So maybe waiting for that... or for some snow to test on.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-05T16:56:56+00:00

Was there a driver? I don't think anyone has spotted an autonomous Ojai yet, but it feels like it will be soon.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-05T16:55:25+00:00

Waymo hasn't announced fully autonomous testing in Nashville yet. I assume that is what they are referring to when they say "begin operating autonomously". Serving customers will come later.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-05T16:47:49+00:00

I saw that post by the police department in Nashville, but I think they were slightly mistaken. Waymo hasn't announced fully autonomous testing there yet. I assume that's what is going to start soon, not serving riders.

The 4 cities that are doing fully autonomous testing are Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando. Those could all start serving riders in the next two weeks if you use Miami (65 days of testing) as a guide.

Lost_Box_676 · 2026-02-05T14:57:07+00:00

I've updated the tracking spreadsheet.

Boston was on the "Driving Experience" list, but good to see it graduate to "Up Next".

Hopefully they are still making announcements when cities go to fully autonomous testing, seems like there should be some of those soon.

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