Went from Los Altos to downtown SF via @Waymo in under an hour today using 280, 380 and 101 freeways! We Waymonauts have been taking fully autonomous freeway rides in multiple cities, and we can't wait to share it with you.
Saswat Panigrahi
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Saswat Panigrahi
@saswat101
Dad, Husband, CPO at Waymo. Love reading on nexus of Technology, Psychology and Economics.
- Amazing to think that when our new plant is at full capacity it will be capable of producing tens of thousands of vehicles per year. That means rapid scaling of @Waymo One and more people experiencing fully autonomous rides sooner.Revving up production! ⚡ Partnering with @MagnaInt, we've opened our new Waymo Driver integration plant in Mesa, AZ, to scale the future of autonomous mobility. See how we're building thousands of all-electric vehicles: waymo.com/blog/2025/05/s…
00:00 - We get this a lot 😀. The @Waymo Driver does indeed honk when necessary! Here’s an example where a garbage truck in SF began reversing towards our vehicle. The Driver automatically honked and reversed to make way for the truck before moving on.
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00:27Last night our driverless car honked at a car with a driver in it and I lost my mind!! 🤯 @Waymo 
00:00- Autonomous testing in the New York is a big step toward serving riders in the future. Excited for @Waymo to jump in and autonomously navigate the Big Apple! 🗽
- The A is going Autonomous! 🎉 Waymo rides are now live in Atlanta, only on @Uber. Increase your chances of getting matched → open the Uber app, go to settings, and toggle Waymo ride preferences on.
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00:00- After tens of millions of miles on U.S. roads, @Waymo is going metric! So excited to begin testing in Tokyo and drive our first kilometers.We're excited to join the Tokyo community with our first kilometers on international roads! After months of collaboration, Waymo, @Nihonkotsu_Taxi, and @go_goesnext will begin mapping streets using our manually-driven cars with Waymo technology across 7 Tokyo wards soon.
00:00 - Dallas joins an exciting list of cities we plan to serve next year, as @Waymo accelerates its scale. Looking forward to taking rides in the city and seeing our Dallas customers discover the magic of Waymo.Let’s go, Dallas! 🤠 We’re teaming up with new fleet partner Avis Budget Group to bring you fully autonomous rides on the Waymo app next year. Learn more: waymo.com/blog/2025/07/o…
- 92% reduction in bodily injury claims across 25 million miles. Mile by mile, we strive to improve road safety further!Our mission is to be the world's most trusted driver and a new study by @SwissRe validates the exceptional safety record of the Waymo Driver. Learn more: waymo.com/blog/2024/12/n…
- Another promising collaboration with industry leaders to help accelerate the development and adoption of our fully autonomous technology.We’re pleased to announce that together with @ToyotaMotorCorp, we're exploring a new autonomous vehicle platform and how to leverage our technology for their personally owned vehicles. More here: waymo.com/blog/2025/04/w…
- When people take @Waymo rides while visiting SF, ATL, or somewhere in between, we often get asked - "when will this come to my city?" Well, we’re hard at work to make that a reality for more people in more places soon!We’re bringing Waymo to more people, sooner 🚙 If you see us driving in your city, it’s because we’re working hard to serve you in the future. Learn more about our expansion plans: waymo.com/blog/2025/07/b…
00:00 - 72% fewer injury-causing crashes over the @Waymo Driver’s 25M rider-only miles! More here: waymo.com/safety/impact/
- We’re excited to announce a new partnership with @Hyundai_Global to integrate our fully autonomous tech into Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 for our Waymo One fleet. waymo.com/blog/2024/10/w…
