Waymo, Google’s $GOOGL ( ▲ 0.66% ) autonomous driving unit, is officially live in Miami, marking another big expansion for the most real and proven self-driving taxi network in the US.
The company said it’s now offering autonomous ride-hailing rides across a 60-square-mile coverage zone, and will be “inviting new riders on a rolling basis” as it scales up.
Where Waymo is operating
Waymo’s Miami service area includes several of the city’s busiest and most high-traffic neighborhoods:
Design District
Wynwood
Brickell
Coral Gables
Waymo also said Miami International Airport is on deck, with plans to expand there “soon.”
That matters because airport access is basically the holy grail of ride-hailing economics.
Why this is a big deal
This now puts Waymo’s footprint at six US cities, reinforcing the key thing the market keeps underrating:
Waymo is not a concept or a demo anymore, it’s a real autonomous ride-hailing business that keeps expanding into major metro areas.
Tesla is still not fully there yet
Tesla $TSLA ( ▲ 4.15% ) has a ride-hailing service running in Austin and the Bay Area, but it still requires a safety monitor inside the vehicle.
Waymo is taking the opposite strategy: fewer markets, slower scale, but higher autonomy confidence and a more “true robotaxi” operating model.
Bottom line
Waymo going live in Miami is another signal that Alphabet is quietly building the most valuable real-world AI product in transportation.
And while Tesla dominates the narrative, Waymo is still the one actually putting driverless cars on the road at scale.