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Waymo crosses 450,000 weekly paid rides as Alphabet robotaxi unit widens
lead on Tesla

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Waymo driverless taxi parks in lower Manhattan in New York City, U.S., Nov.
26, 2025.

Brendan McDermid | Reuters

Waymo, the robotaxi unit owned by Alphabet, has crossed 450,000 weekly paid
rides, according to a letter from investor Tiger Global viewed by CNBC.

That’s almost double the milestone it hit in April, when Waymo reported
250,000 paid robotaxi rides a week in the U.S.

“Waymo is the clear leader in autonomous driving, recently surpassing 450k
trips per week with a product that is 10x safer than human drivers,” Tiger
Global wrote in a letter to investors announcing the launch of a new fund.

Tiger’s 450,000-ride estimate is based on publicly available data. Waymo is
one of the largest positions in Tiger’s 2024 fund.

Waymo declined to comment.


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This year, Waymo has also announced a slew of expansions, including its
debut on freeways in three cities, and autonomous driving in cities
including Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando.

The latest milestone is also another sign that Waymo is continuing to push
ahead of aspiring self-driving competitor Tesla, which has run limited
pilots in Austin and operates a ride-hailing service in the Bay Area.

Tesla vehicles include human drivers or safety supervisors on board and are
not driverless like Waymo’s fleet vehicles.

According to Tesla’s latest earnings call, executives said the company hit
a quarter of a million miles with its fleet in Austin, and more than one
million in the Bay Area. In July, Waymo announced 100 million total fully
autonomous miles.

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CNBC’s Lora Kolodny contributed to this article.
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