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Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals

Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam. The company announced today that it will start offering robotaxi rides to a select group of passengers traveling to and from the San Francisco International Airport, a major step in Waymo's effort to increase its footprint in the Bay Area. The company...

By Andrew J. Hawkins January 29, 2026 135 views

Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals

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A Waymo autonomous taxi on Bush Street in San Francisco, California in December of 2025.

Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam.

The company announced today that it will start offering robotaxi rides to a select group of passengers traveling to and from the San Francisco International Airport, a major step in Waymo's effort to increase its footprint in the Bay Area. The company plans on gradually growing the number of riders until anyone who wants to can hail a Waymo at the airport, which the company says should happen "in the coming months."

After years of back-and-forth negotiations with the airport's operators, Waymo finally signed "Testing and Operations Pilot Permit" with SFO in September 2025. Under the agreeme …

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Originally published at The Verge

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