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Waymo to launch robotaxis in Singapore, its first Southeast Asia market, by 2028
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U.S. robotaxi operator Waymo is breaking into a new market.
Key facts
- On Sept. 18, Waymo announced plans to launch in Singapore by 2028, marking its first entry into Southeast Asia
- Waymo’s service, to be launched in partnership with Japanese taxi app operator GO and taxi company Nihon Kotsu, is set to go live in 2027
- Singapore has built one of the safest, most efficient and most forward-thinking transportation ecosystems in the world,” said Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s co-CEO, in a Sept. 18 press release
- Waymo brings world-class technology and operational expertise to Singapore, and will move us towards our vision of creating new transport options for Singaporeans,” Singapore’s transport minister, Jeffrey Siow, said in the Sept
Summary
On Sept. 18, Waymo announced plans to launch in Singapore by 2028, marking its first entry into Southeast Asia. “Singapore has built one of the safest, most efficient and most forward-thinking transportation ecosystems in the world,” said Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s co-CEO, in a Sept. 18 press release. Waymo’s all-electric Jaguar the reporter-PACE vehicles are set to arrive in Singapore in the coming months and undergo a training phase in 2027, when autonomous specialists will conduct initial manual driving to train Waymo’s vehicles on local roads and weather patterns. “Waymo brings world-class technology and operational expertise to Singapore, and will move us towards our vision of creating new transport options for Singaporeans,” Singapore’s transport minister, Jeffrey Siow, said in the Sept. 18 press release.