--- title: Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet fivefold to... description: Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet from about 4,000 cars today to 8,000 by the end of 2026 and 20,000 by the end of 2027. The plan follows a $5B loan... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-plans-to-grow-its-robotaxi-fleet-fivefold-to-20-000-by-2027-x1zzlenw5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet fivefold to 20,000 by 2027 | daily.dev og:description: Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet from about 4,000 cars today to 8,000 by the end of 2026 and 20,000 by the end of 2027. The plan follows a $5B loan... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-plans-to-grow-its-robotaxi-fleet-fivefold-to-20-000-by-2027-x1zzlenw5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/X1zzLenW5.png og:image:alt: Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet fivefold to 20,000 by 2027 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 plans to grow its robotaxi fleet fivefold to 20,000 by 2027 **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet from about 4,000 cars today to 8,000 by the end of 2026 and 20,000 by the end of 2027. The plan follows a $5B loan earlier this month, Waymo's first debt deal, from lenders including PIMCO, Blackstone and Sixth Street, on top of a $16B funding round earlier this year. Much of the growth relies on the Ojai, a new robotaxi built on a Zeekr electric car from China's Geely, with Waymo fitting its own self-driving system at a factory in Mesa, Arizona. Waymo said it will start testing in the Madrid region, aiming to carry its first riders there in 2027. By comparison, Tesla had just 42 robotaxis in Texas, according to state records. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many robotaxis does Waymo plan to have by 2027? Waymo plans to reach 20,000 robotaxis by the end of 2027, up from about 4,000 today. It aims to hit 8,000 by the end of 2026. The expansion follows a $5B loan this month from PIMCO, Blackstone and Sixth Street, on top of a $16B funding round earlier this year. _Those tracking the robotaxi race can follow Waymo's fleet growth on daily.dev._ ### What is the Waymo Ojai and what car is it built on? The Ojai is Waymo's new robotaxi, built on an electric car from Zeekr, a brand owned by China's Geely. Waymo fits its own self-driving system at a factory in Mesa, Arizona, after importing the cars without Chinese connected-car software due to federal restrictions. It replaces the Jaguar I-Pace, which Jaguar stopped making in 2024. _Anyone comparing autonomous vehicle hardware choices can follow this on daily.dev._ ### How does Waymo's robotaxi fleet size compare to Tesla's? Waymo's planned fleet of 20,000 by 2027 would put it far ahead of rivals. In Texas, Waymo runs hundreds of cars, while Tesla had just 42 robotaxis there, according to state records. _Those evaluating autonomous vehicle competitors can track these comparisons on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Waymo is scaling fast. 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