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Weekly paid robotaxi rides

Paid driverless rides per week — the clearest demand signal for robotaxis. Waymo is the volume leader in the US.

450,000Reached · Dec 2025

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450000 rides/wk Dec 2025 Waymo Press · 2025-12
250000 rides/wk Oct 2025 Baidu (Apollo Go) Press · 2025-11
250000 rides/wk Apr 2025 Waymo Press · 2025-12
50000 rides/wk May 2024 Waymo Database · 2026
10000 rides/wk May 2023 Waymo Database · 2026

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Analysis as of Mar 27, 2026

Who's actually winning robotaxis?

by Frontier Milestones

Waymo leads on paid driverless rides and miles; Tesla is betting on a camera-only, mass-market path; Cruise exited in 2024. We weigh the very different strategies. (Our opinion, not investment advice.)

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“Self-driving” spans everything from lane-keeping (Level 2) to no-human-needed robotaxis (Level 4). Waymo runs Level 4 in set areas; most consumer “autopilot” is Level 2. The gap is the whole game.

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