Waymo is Alphabet's robotaxi service that operates in multiple US cities and plans to launch in cities around the globe. Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated 2026-04-30T21:11:36.144Z Waymo is Alphabet's robotaxi service, formerly known as the Google Self-Driving Car Project. Waymo has been giving commercial rides to the public since 2020 and now operates in 11 US cities. Several other players, including Tesla, Zoox, and Motional, are launching competitive services. Waymo is a robotaxi service that began as a research project inside Google and has since scaled to be one of the leading fully autonomous ride-hailing companies in the world. The company launched public rides in Phoenix in 2020. By April 2026, Waymo expanded to several US cities and said it provided more than 500,000 autonomous rides a week. As the service has grown, Waymo has also faced public scrutiny over robotaxi mishaps.…