Robotaxis grew rapidly in 2025 with Waymo expanding fastest, Zoox debuting public rides and Tesla launching autonomous rides with human supervision.
Robotaxis felt like science fiction just a decade ago, but this year, autonomous vehicles became a commonplace option for paying passengers across big cities in the U.S. and parts of Asia.
Alphabet
-owned Waymo kept expanding and dominates the robotaxi market in the U.S., though rivals Tesla
and Amazon
-owned Zoox also launched the first versions of their services in 2025. Meanwhile, Baidu-owned Apollo Go dominated in China.
The robotaxi giant is keeping options open on who it wants to work with as it attempts to scale its service around the country.
Miami represents the sixth market for Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet.
Jesse Levinson, Zoox cofounder and CTO, said the robotaxi service needs several more years before it can operate at a scale where…
The launch of public service will get Zoox one step closer to a paid commercial launch by the end of 2025.
The Alphabet unit’s plan to expand internationally comes as it also prepares to offer driverless rides in at least half a dozen…
The launch puts Tesla head-to-head with Alphabet-backed Waymo, which is already operating a fleet of robotaxis in several cities.
