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Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada

Publisher description: The company will start off by testing its self-driving vehicles on Toronto's streets.

TechCrunch | Oct 16, 2026 | Kirsten Korosec

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Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is expanding into Canada after receiving approval to participate in Ontario’s automated vehicle pilot program. The company isn’t launching a robotaxi service just yet, though. Waymo tends to follow the same playbook for every new city, gradually proceeding from manual mapping to testing, and eventually operating a commercial service.

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