Waymo launches autonomous ride-hailing service in Nashville

2026-04-07 23:51:19

Investing.com - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Waymo division announced on Monday that it has launched a fully autonomous ride-hailing service for the public in Nashville. The service covers a 60-square-mile area, including Downtown Broadway, 12 South, Midtown, and East Nashville. It is currently being tested at Nashville International Airport in preparation for future service.

Passengers can use the service through the Waymo app via a rolling invitation. The company said it will also begin offering ride-hailing service via the Lyft app later in 2026, with Lyft serving as a fleet management partner in Nashville through Flexdrive.

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said Nashville is full of energy, with music, tourism, and nightlife, and Waymo helps connect all of it. The company said it is proud to support the city’s growth by offering a safe and reliable way for local residents and visitors to experience the city.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said the state continues to lead the nation in seeking innovative solutions to address transportation challenges. He said that by using private-sector technology such as Waymo’s fully autonomous vehicles, the state has expanded mobility in ways it could not achieve on its own and accelerated economic growth.

Waymo said data from more than 170 million miles of driving shows that, compared with human drivers, the service reduces collisions involving serious injury or worse outcomes by 13 times, and also achieves the same reduction for collisions involving pedestrians being injured.

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