As of Nov 8, 2026 PT
Washington robotaxi services
As of Nov 8, 2026 PT, none of the seven tracked robotaxi services carries public riders in the Washington area yet. Also tracked: Waymo (announced); Zoox (testing).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 PT · page last changed · Changelog · Editorial policy
Robotaxi services in Washington
Live: open to riders, no one in the driver’s seat. Supervised: riders carried with a safety driver or operator. Rolling out: riders added gradually. Testing: employees or early riders only. Coming soon: announced, not yet available. Announced: the company has named the city, but its own post does not confirm a testing stage. “—” means not disclosed. Methodology.
| Service | Status | Service area | Driverless miles | As of · primary source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waymo Announced; needs District rules for driverless service Hours: — | Announced | — | — | Waymo blog, Mar 25, 2025 Waymo blog, Mar 25, 2025 |
| Zoox Retrofitted SUVs, safety driver behind the wheel; no riders Hours: — | Testing | — | — | Zoox Journal, D.C. expansion Zoox Journal, D.C. expansion |
Source: waymo.com, zoox.com · data as of Oct 22, 2026 PT · method
Service-area map
No traced service-area map is published for this city. Where a company states a size, that figure is in the table above. We do not draw a boundary we have not traced from the company’s own raster.
Changes in Washington
Dated events from the companies’ own posts. Follow this city (Atom feed); no email or account needed.
- 2026-10-31Zoox added in Washington, DC: Testing (Retrofitted SUVs, safety driver behind the wheel; no riders)
- 2026-10-31Waymo added in Washington, DC: Announced (Announced; needs District rules for driverless service)
Public records for Washington
Regulator and company datasets that cover robotaxis in DC.
How the services compare in Washington
Status counts, vehicles and what each company publishes for this city, as of Nov 8, 2026 PT.
- Announced: 1 (Waymo)
- Testing: 1 (Zoox)
| Service | How riders get it | Vehicle | Published for this city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waymo | Announced; needs District rules for driverless service | Jaguar I-PACE (5th-gen Driver); Ojai (6th-gen) in Phoenix, LA, SF | No city fleet, area or miles published Waymo blog, Mar 25, 2025 |
| Zoox | Retrofitted SUVs, safety driver behind the wheel; no riders | Retrofitted SUV (Zoox test fleet) | No city fleet, area or miles published Zoox Journal, D.C. expansion |
Source: sources listed on our sources page · data as of Oct 22, 2026 PT · method
Service history in Washington
- Waymo: no dated Washington event in the site data yet.
- Zoox: no dated Washington event in the site data yet.
Data for Washington
Every row above comes from /data/tracker.json; dated events are in events.csv. CC BY 4.0. How to cite.