{"id":229849,"date":"2025-09-15T22:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/229849\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T22:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:58:13","slug":"waymo-demonstrates-self-driving-ride-share-ahead-of-2026-dallas-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/229849\/","title":{"rendered":"Waymo demonstrates self-driving ride-share ahead of 2026 Dallas launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DALLAS<\/strong> – A company that already offers driver-less ride-share services in five U.S. cities is expanding to Dallas.<\/p>\n

Waymo gave Dallas city leaders a demonstration at city hall today.<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the launch of Dallas’ first driver-less ride-share service. Waymo is launching in North Texas next year. As some Dallas City Councilmembers got a first-hand look at self-driving car technology today. To showcase that the next generation of ride-share options in Dallas is on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Local perspective:<\/p>\n

“I’ve been trying to get into one of these since my last trip to Austin because they’re all over Austin,” said Dallas City Councilman, Chad West.<\/p>\n

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West is talking about Waymo, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service cruising into North Texas soon.<\/p>\n

There is no physical driver in the driver’s seat. Instead, the company uses radars, sensors and other wireless technology to maneuver the cars through city streets.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve learned that their sensors can actually identify people and objects up to 3 football fields away, so for me, that is a great safety measure,” said West.<\/p>\n

Waymo held the demonstration outside city hall on Monday. Council members could look at the autonomous car but weren’t able to ride in one just yet.<\/p>\n

“It’s just another way that our city and our residents can be connected. Connectivity is so important,” said Laura Cadena of the Dallas City Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

In a statement, Waymo said in part:<\/p>\n

“We look forward to bringing our fully autonomous ride-hailing service to the people of Dallas next year, offering a new era of safe and seamless transportation.”<\/p>\n

The other side:<\/p>\n

The Texas rollout had some bumps in the road.<\/p>\n

Reporting done by FOX 7 Austin included a list of complaints provided by the City of Austin, that some of the autonomous vehicles were stalling or speeding.<\/p>\n

First responders report Waymo vehicles being involved in a collision, passing security checkpoints and blocking police check points.<\/p>\n

“Waymo stops immediately when it’s a yellow light when you have like 5 seconds to cross over, so when you stop then and there, you’re stopping a bunch of other cars unexpectedly because it’s a yellow light,” said Austin resident Gabriel Mendez.<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

The Dallas councilmembers who spoke to FOX 4\u2019s Alex Boyer are optimistic safety issues are being addressed.<\/p>\n

“There’s been some great improvements along the way in terms of safety features,” said Cadena.<\/p>\n

“Yeah there’s going to be risks with these automated cars, but also human error and human drivers, myself included, we have bad days and miss things,” said West.<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

Waymo is still in road-testing in autonomous mode. With a human behind the wheel in Dallas to help the Waymo driver system learn local traffic patterns, road design, and signal behavior.<\/p>\n

At this point, Waymo will only say that they plan to launch in Dallas sometime in 2026.<\/p>\n

Councilman Chad West hopes it’s before the start of the World Cup games next summer.<\/p>\n

The Source:<\/b> Information in this article was provided from interviews conducted by FOX 4’s Alex Boyer. Additional information was provided by FOX 7 Austin.<\/p>\n

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