Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in Madrid in 2027
Waymo plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Madrid in 2027, its first deployment in Spain. Its fleet completes more than 500,000 paid rides per week and has surpassed 20 million cumulative paid rides, the company said.
1. Madrid launch planned
Waymo plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Spain’s Madrid region in 2027, its first deployment in the country. Electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles will begin appearing on Madrid streets in the coming days, initially with trained specialists behind the wheel, and Waymo will operate under Spain’s autonomous vehicle testing framework.
2. Fleet and expansion
Waymo said its fleet operates in more than 15 U.S. cities, completes more than 500,000 paid rides per week and has surpassed 20 million cumulative paid rides. It also aims to launch in London this year, Tokyo in 2027 and Toronto in 2028.
3. Safety data
The company said safety data from more than 400 million kilometers of autonomous driving shows 95% fewer crashes involving serious injury or worse compared with human drivers.
