Waymo is expanding its driverless ride-hailing service by nearly 250 square miles across five US markets: Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area. The expansion extends coverage into additional residential, commercial and transport areas in cities where the company already operates autonomous vehicles without a human driver behind the wheel.
The company announced the changes in a blog post, with updated service-area maps available through the Waymo app. It did not disclose the area added in each market or say whether the expansion would require additional vehicles.
Coverage Expands in Five Markets
In Los Angeles, Waymo’s service area now extends south along the coast into the South Bay, covering Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance.
In Nashville, the service zone extends farther south, allowing riders to reach the city’s zoo. In Orlando, coverage on the eastern side of the service area has nearly doubled, alongside additional coverage in downtown areas.
San Diego’s service area now extends north to La Jolla, including University City and Clairemont. The expansion follows the launch of public rides in the city on September 1, when Waymo initially covered approximately 50 square miles between the coast and Interstate 15, with limited coverage north of Interstate 8.
The San Francisco Bay Area expansion extends farther into the South Bay and adds a connection to the Berryessa BART station in San Jose. The service area now stretches from San Francisco down the Peninsula to San Jose and Campbell.
Expansion Follows Recent Market Launches
Some of Waymo’s service areas are relatively new. The company opened its Nashville service to public riders in April, initially covering approximately 60 square miles across downtown, Midtown, Music Row and East Nashville.
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The latest San Diego expansion also extends coverage less than two months after public service began, adding neighborhoods farther north than the original operating zone.
The broader rollout increases Waymo’s coverage across several metropolitan areas, although the company has not provided a breakdown of the additional mileage by city or details about fleet capacity for the expanded zones.