Waymo starts robotaxi services at San Antonio International Airport
Key summary
Waymo launched robotaxi service at San Antonio International Airport, its first airport in Texas; the San Antonio service began in February.
Vehicles will drop riders curbside at terminals and pick up passengers at the airport’s designated ride-share area.
Waymo operates in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston; its robotaxi service is live in 10 cities and runs more than 500,000 paid rides per week, and it aims to launch in around 20 new cities this year.
The San Antonio waitlist is tens of thousands long, and Waymo plans to make the service available to all public riders soon.
Waymo says its robotaxis are safer and reduce serious crashes, but NHTSA and NTSB are investigating incidents where vehicles illegally passed school buses; Wired reports Austin has the most such incidents.
