Waymo To Bring Driverless Rideshare Service To This FL City

TAMPA, FL — Waymo plans to bring its driverless rideshare service to Tampa, making it the company's third Florida market as it continues to grow its self-driving technology across the United States.

Tampa is among four new cities, along with Denver, Las Vegas and San Diego, where Waymo will begin road mapping and testing its autonomous vehicles, the Alphabet-owned company said in a blog post on Tuesday.

Waymo already operates in Miami and Orlando, as well as the San Francisco Bay area, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Nashville, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, its website said. And it’s available via Uber app only in Austin and Atlanta.

In the new cities, rider-only operations will start with employees, the company said.

Eventually, it will expand to offer these services to the public, Waymo said in its blog. "While these rider-only operations will initially be for employees, we expect to welcome the public soon."

The testing is part of the company’s broader effort to bring its driverless technology to more communities nationwide.

“These cities will join a growing network of over 10 cities where anyone can simply download an app and hail a fully autonomous Waymo vehicle to go where they want, 24/7, across our sizable service areas,” Waymo said.

Those in Tampa and the other new cities can download the Waymo app to be notified when rides become available.

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