Uber Technologies has begun offering autonomous ride-hailing services in Atlanta in partnership with Waymo, a unit of Alphabet, the companies said on Tuesday, marking their second deployment after Austin, Texas.
The service will allow Uber users in Atlanta to book fully autonomous Waymo vehicles through the Uber app across a 65-square-mile (168-square-kilometer) area of the city. The rollout is part of a broader strategy to expand robotaxi offerings as competition intensifies in the self-driving space.
“We’re excited to bring this innovative experience to Atlanta following our successful launch in Austin,” the companies said in a joint statement. “This is just the beginning of how we’ll expand autonomous mobility.”
The A is going Autonomous! 🎉 Waymo rides are now live in Atlanta, only on @Uber. Increase your chances of getting matched → open the Uber app, go to settings, and toggle Waymo ride preferences on. pic.twitter.com/uYNHPJxkUL
— Waymo (@Waymo) June 24, 2025
Waymo’s all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles will operate without human drivers on surface streets. The vehicles will be dispatched directly through Uber’s platform and priced similarly to existing UberX, Comfort, and Comfort Electric tiers—without tipping options.
Atlanta becomes the latest city in Waymo’s expanding U.S. footprint. The company now operates more than 1,500 autonomous vehicles providing over 250,000 rides weekly across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin. While fully autonomous operations on highways are available for employees in California and Arizona, public services in Atlanta will initially remain limited to urban streets.
The move comes as Tesla recently began early trials of its own robotaxi service in Austin, underscoring a growing race among tech and mobility firms to commercialize autonomous vehicles.
Uber, which sold its own autonomous driving unit in 2020 after a fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle, has since focused on partnerships. That incident resulted in a guilty plea and probation for the backup driver, closing a difficult chapter for the company.
Waymo, meanwhile, said it will return to New York City next month for further autonomous testing and has applied for permits to begin limited operations in Manhattan. The company also aims to launch ride-hailing services in Washington, D.C. next year.