Waymo has been cleared to serve San Jose Mineta International, California’s first airport. The company announced Thursday that it will begin testing its Robotaxis in the coming months and will begin offering commercial rides by the end of the year.
The company has spent years serving its home airport. Waymo was refusing to and from a San Francisco airport in 2023, with staff members. But earlier this year, Waymo was given permission to begin manual mapping of major airports as a first step towards launching commercial services there.
Waymo began offering curbside drop-offs and pick-ups at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix in late 2023, expanding to 24/7 service in August 2024. The company offers “hunds of thousands” trips to and from Arizona Airport, calling it Phoenix’s most popular destination.
The company has recently expanded. The national fleet has over 2,000 Robotaxis, with about 800 in the Bay Area, 500 in Los Angeles, 400 in Phoenix, 100 in Austin and dozens in Atlanta.
Earlier this week, Waymo revealed plans to expand its services to Denver and Seattle, and the company previously announced it would launch commercial operations in Dallas, Miami and Washington.
