--- title: Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for... description: Waymo has acquired a 5,500-acre autonomous vehicle proving ground in Wittman, Arizona for $220 million. The property was previously owned by Apple through a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-bought-apple-s-self-driving-car-proving-ground-for-220m-eb0l2h0a0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M | daily.dev og:description: Waymo has acquired a 5,500-acre autonomous vehicle proving ground in Wittman, Arizona for $220 million. The property was previously owned by Apple through a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-bought-apple-s-self-driving-car-proving-ground-for-220m-eb0l2h0a0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eB0L2H0A0.png og:image:alt: Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Waymo has acquired a 5,500-acre autonomous vehicle proving ground in Wittman, Arizona for $220 million. The property was previously owned by Apple through a shell company and used for its now-cancelled Project Titan self-driving car initiative. Apple had purchased it in 2021 for $125 million. Waymo plans to use the facility for rider-only testing, motion control testing, and operational training. The acquisition expands Waymo's existing test network, which includes facilities in California and Ohio. The Arizona site features a 115-acre city course, a 4-mile oval track, a vehicle dynamics area, and a freeway course built for autonomous vehicle testing. Waymo is also in the midst of a major fleet expansion, targeting tens of thousands of robotaxis annually using Zeekr vans and Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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