[AutonomousVehicles] Your Waymo ride, now arriving in Nashville

[pmdonahue2 at gmail.com]

Good afternoon everyone,

 

                Here is information concerning Waymo's welcoming riders in
Nashville Tennessee. Below are several URLS to additional information and
the text from the Waymo Blog announcing their launch in Music City USA:

 

Waymo Blog:
https://waymo.com/blog/2026/04/your-waymo-ride-now-arriving-in-nashville/

 <https://waymo.com/blog/2026/04/your-waymo-ride-now-arriving-in-nashville> 

 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdzJZ18xHdI> 

CNBC Television: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_4yhFFhArKk

Fox Nashville: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yxxD7sQiYVk

WKRN News 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7kMFultNUw

Fox Nashville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNNAq5FVsDs:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-HbqUqR2gFs

 

Your Waymo ride, now arriving in Nashville

April 7, 2026

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Starting today, Waymo is welcoming the first public riders into our fully
autonomous ride-hailing service in Nashville. Download the Waymo app and get
ready to ride, as we begin inviting riders on a rolling basis. This approach
allows us to thoughtfully scale while delivering a consistent, high-quality
experience.

Waymo offers a new way to move through Nashville-whether you're catching a
show, meeting friends, or exploring the city. Our initial 60-square-mile
service area covers Music City's most iconic spots, from the honky tonks of
Broadway and the boutiques of 12 South, to the energy of Midtown and the
foodie scene in East Nashville. Plus, we are currently testing at Nashville
International Airport and intend to serve travelers there in the near
future.



"Nashville is buzzing with music, tourism, and nightlife, and now Waymo
helps connect it all," said Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo. "As Nashville
continues to grow, Waymo is proud to support that momentum by providing a
safe, reliable, and magical way for locals and visitors to experience
everything the city has to offer."

We are honored to have the support of community and elected leaders in
Tennessee and Nashville. They have embraced Waymo's fully autonomous
service, recognizing the opportunity to expand access to innovative and safe
transportation options for everyone:

"As families and businesses move to Tennessee in record numbers, our state
continues to lead the nation in finding innovative solutions to
transportation challenges," said Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. "By leveraging
private sector technologies like Waymo's fully autonomous vehicles, we're
expanding mobility in ways we couldn't achieve on our own and further
accelerating economic growth."

"Waymo is an opportunity for older adults to embrace new technology and new
ways of getting around," said Grace Sutherland Smith, Executive Director,
AgeWell Middle Tennessee. "It's so important as we grow older to stay
connected to the community and transportation is a key to that. We also
believe the advance booking feature can help lighten the load on family
caregivers who may have to take time off work to drive loved ones to
appointments. So we're excited about Waymo coming to Nashville and being an
option for the older adults and caregivers we serve."

We're looking forward to helping make roads safer in Nashville. Data from
over 170 million miles <https://waymo.com/safety/impact/>  traveled shows
that, compared to human drivers, we achieved a 13 fold reduction in crashes
that involved serious injury or worse and the same reduction in crashes that
involved injuries with pedestrians.

We're excited to provide riders with more choice. In addition to hailing
fully autonomous rides on the Waymo app, we'll also start serving rides on
the Lyft app later this year. Lyft will also serve as our fleet management
partner in Nashville via Flexdrive.

Nashville, we can't wait for you to experience the future of driving in
Music City. If you want to be one of the first riders, make sure you
download <https://waymo.smart.link/vl46hvhtm>  the Waymo app and keep an eye
on our social channels for access codes to skip the line.

 

Peter Donahue

 

 

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