Waymo Announces Expansion into Toronto, Plans to Welcome Its First Passengers in 2028

Waymo announced its entry into Canada and will launch fully autonomous mobility services in Toronto, with a goal of welcoming its first passengers in 2028. In the near term, it will first collect high-definition map data using human-driven vehicles and have autonomous-driving experts conduct testing; Waymo is partnering with Element Fleet Management to provide fleet-management services and will gradually create hundreds of jobs. The company says that, based on more than 400 million kilometers of fully autonomous driving, its vehicles have been involved in 95% fewer crashes resulting in serious injury or worse than human-driven vehicles.