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Waymo to Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles in Munich
Waymo will start mapping and road tests with trained drivers as it seeks regulatory approvals and prepares a commercial service by late 2027.
- Waymo co-chief executive Tekedra Mawakana confirmed the company will begin laying the groundwork for autonomous ride-hailing in Munich in the coming weeks, targeting a public commercial service launch toward the end of 2027.
- Germany passed a framework for commercial Level 4 vehicles in 2021, though no domestic company has deployed a driverless fleet at scale; Florian Herrmann of the Bavarian State Chancellery promised to "cut red tape and remove regulatory barriers" to accelerate deployment.
- Waymo reports more than 20 million trips completed globally on its sixth-generation fleet. Data from more than 350 million fully autonomous kilometres shows 16 times fewer serious injury crashes than human drivers and 14 times fewer pedestrian injury crashes.
- Competitors operate across Europe: Volkswagen's MOIA runs shuttles in Hamburg, Wayve awaits deployment on an Uber waitlist in London, and Verne operates a commercial service in Zagreb.
- Christian Hirte, parliamentary state secretary at the federal transport ministry, welcomed the American company to Munich, noting Waymo "has now recognised Germany's potential as a location offering legal certainty.
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