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Waymo Is Expanding to Denver and Seattle. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

Waymo will manually drive up to 12 Jaguar and Zeekr vehicles in Denver and Seattle this week to test autonomous technology in challenging weather before commercial launch.

  • On Tuesday, Alphabet's Waymo announced it will begin test drives this week in Denver, Colorado and Seattle, Washington, using up to a dozen Jaguar I‑Pace SUVs and Geely Zeekr vans with safety drivers.
  • To test in harsher conditions, Waymo picked Denver, Colorado and Seattle, Washington to prove readiness for nationwide rollout, aiming to start robotaxi trips in Denver next year and Seattle soon.
  • The company said the Zeekr vans, designed with Geely's Zeekr brand for autonomy, will start with a mapping and data collection phase, then employee tests before serving waitlisted members of the public.
  • A Waymo spokesperson said `We will begin driving manually before validating our technology and operations for fully autonomous services in the future,` with safety drivers and regulatory approvals guiding testing in Denver and Seattle.
  • Looking ahead, Waymo plans commercial launches in Dallas, Miami, and Washington, D.C. next year and faces rising competition from Baidu-owned Apollo Go and other autonomous vehicle competitors.
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TechCrunch broke the news in United States on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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