Waymo’s robotaxi service is now live in Nashville. on tuesday autonomous ride-hailing<\/span><\/span> company First opened for public rides<\/a> in Music City, and will be expanded to more people “on a gradual basis,” Waymo said in a blog post.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interested riders can take self-driving vehicles by downloading it waymo app<\/a> And waiting for the invitation. Waymo says its cars will also be available on the Lyft app later this year, which will help expand reach. Lyft will also manage the robotaxi fleet, including vehicle maintenance and cleaning.<\/p>\n Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is available to the public in ten other metro areas: Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando. the company plans Expand to dozens of other cities<\/span><\/span> In the coming months and years. Nashville is the first city in Tennessee where riders can enjoy Waymo. <\/p>\n “By leveraging private sector technologies like Waymo’s fully autonomous vehicles, we are expanding mobility in ways we could not achieve on our own and further driving economic growth,” Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said in a statement.<\/p>\n <\/div> Waymo’s Nashville launch covers 60 square miles.<\/p>\n <\/span> waymo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n At launch, Waymo’s service area covered 60 square miles of Nashville. It includes the neighborhoods of Broadway, 12 South, Midtown, and East Nashville. Waymo says it is also testing its driverless operations at Nashville International Airport and plans to “serve passengers there in the near future.” The company currently operates four international airports: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, San Jose Mineta International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and San Antonio International Airport.<\/p>\n Some members of the public remain wary of self-driving vehicles, especially after a series of High-profile incidents<\/span><\/span>Waymo often promotes this security data<\/a>. The company says that by driving more than 170 million autonomous miles by December 2025, “Compared with human drivers, we have achieved a 13x reduction in crashes that involved serious injury or worse and a similar reduction in crashes that involved injuries to pedestrians.”<\/p>\n After downloading the Waymo app, the company says anyone interested in getting a ride in Nashville should “keep an eye on our social channels for access codes to skip the line.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Waymo](\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/34733854c3f5701080c1cee49aca20af5ec1bff9\/hub\/2026\/04\/07\/c6d96c78-d65a-4b13-b584-9695a3d277d9\/waymo-nashville.jpg?auto=webp&width=768\")