Waymo will start testing its self-driving taxis in Tokyo next week

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April 12, 2025, 4:30 PM

• •Waymo will start testing its robotaxi technology outside the US for the first time
• •The company will deploy 25 of its electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in Tokyo
• •Drivers from Tokyo taxi company Nihon Kotsu Co. will be driving the cars around Chiyoda, Minato, Shinjuku and four other wards in the Japanese capital

Waymo will start testing its robotaxi technology outside the US for the first time. The company will deploy 25 of its electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in Tokyo for the initial phase of its testing program. Waymo is taking it slow and will not be operating them without a driver behind the wheel yet, however. Drivers from Tokyo taxi company Nihon Kotsu Co. will be driving the cars around Chiyoda, Minato, Shinjuku and four other wards in the Japanese capital.

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