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500,000 paid rides per week

Waymo was providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides a week across 10 US cities in March 2026, as reported by TechCrunch.

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500,000 paid rides per week
Scope
10 US cities · March 2026
Type of figure
company claim (reported)
Source
Secondary Secondary press reporting a company statement
Publisher
TechCrunch
Title
Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart
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URL
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/waymo-skyrocketing-ridership-in-one-chart/
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Wayback Machine (20261024121657)
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Waymo post on X, as reported
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Resolves (HTTP 200), Oct 25, 2026

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APA

Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Waymo was providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides a week across 10 US cities in March 2026, as reported by TechCrunch [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/waymo-weekly-paid-rides-2026/

Chicago

Whirrwork. “Waymo was providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides a week across 10 US cities in March 2026, as reported by TechCrunch.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/waymo-weekly-paid-rides-2026/.

MLA

“Waymo was providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides a week across 10 US cities in March 2026, as reported by TechCrunch.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/waymo-weekly-paid-rides-2026/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{whirrwork_waymo_weekly_paid_rides_2026,
  author       = {{Whirrwork}},
  title        = {{Waymo was providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides a week across 10 US cities in March 2026, as reported by TechCrunch}},
  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/waymo-weekly-paid-rides-2026/},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Original source: TechCrunch, Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart (2026-03-27). Licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

Original source (APA)

TechCrunch. (2026, March 27). Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/waymo-skyrocketing-ridership-in-one-chart/

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