{"id":137930,"date":"2026-03-30T08:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/902711990"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:11:28","slug":"waymo-co-ceo-says-companys-robotaxi-tech-will-eventually-be-in-personal-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/waymo-co-ceo-says-companys-robotaxi-tech-will-eventually-be-in-personal-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Waymo co-CEO says company&#8217;s robotaxi tech will eventually be in personal cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-page-grid\">\n<section id=\"post-body\" class=\"post-body grid-area-post-body\" data-component-type=\"post-body\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-lock-content>\n<div class=\"post-hero\" data-component-type=\"post-hero\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image as-notched\" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\">\n<div class=\"aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% \/ (3639 \/ 1820))\">  <img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/69c5df314133f63e1c778dc4?width=700&ssl=1\" alt=\"Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov\"> <\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"image-source-caption with-caption-drawer\"> <span class=\"image-source-caption-drawer\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption label-md-strong\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\"> <span class=\"image-caption-text\">Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov said putting the company&#8217;s driverless tech in personal cars will make sense, especially in areas where it&#8217;s not commercially viable to deploy a ride-hailing service.<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"image-source-text\"> <span class=\"image-source label-md g-test\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\">Vaughn Ridley\/Sportsfile via Getty Images<\/span> <\/span> <\/figcaption><\/span> <\/span><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"underline\">\n<div class=\"timestamp label-md\" data-component-type=\"timestamp\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-summary-bullets\" data-component-type=\"post-summary-bullets\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-track-marfeel=\"post-summary-bullets\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"body-md\">Waymo is providing a commercial robotaxi service in 10 US metro areas.<\/li>\n<li class=\"body-md\">Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov said the self-driving tech will eventually be in personal cars.<\/li>\n<li class=\"body-md\">The company last year said it&#8217;s in early talks with Toyota to explore the idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-summary-questions ai-summary-questions--chips-pending\" data-component-type=\"ai-summary-questions\" data-load-strategy=\"defer\" data-post-id=\"waymo-ceo-dmitri-dolgov-robotaxi-technology-in-personal-cars-2026-3\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;subscription_experience&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;module_in_view&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;ai_summary_bullets&quot;}\"> <!-- Active question section (top row) --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ai-summary-questions__top-section\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ai-summary-questions__active-question js-active-question\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-summary-questions__header js-response-header\"> <span class=\"ai-disclaimer ai-disclaimer--purple ai-disclaimer--single-bullet\" data-ai-disclaimer data-alignment=\"responsive\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"AI Generated content disclaimer\"> <span class=\"ai-disclaimer__icon\"><\/span> <span class=\"ai-disclaimer__label\">AI-generated summary<\/span> <span class=\"ai-disclaimer__tooltip\"> <span class=\"ai-disclaimer__arrow\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul class=\"ai-disclaimer__list\">\n<li>Summaries are generated by an AI model trained on Business Insider&#8217;s articles. 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<\/button> <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-modal\" data-component-type=\"image-modal\" data-load-strategy=\"lazy\">\n<section class=\"post-body-content post-story-body-content\" data-component-type=\"post-body-content\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-track-content data-post-type=\"story\" data-track-marfeel=\"post-body-content\">\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/waymo-early-talks-toyota-partnership-autonomous-driving-personally-owned-cars-2025-4\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel>Waymo&#8217;s endpoint<\/a> isn&#8217;t just robotaxis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player-container\">\n<div class=\"audio-player is-loading\" data-component-type=\"audio-player\" data-load-strategy=\"lazy\" data-audio-url=\"https:\/\/ai-audio.insider-prd.engineering\/post\/waymo-ceo-dmitri-dolgov-robotaxi-technology-in-personal-cars-2026-3\/narration.mp3\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;ai_audio_narrator&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;subscription_experience&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\"> <button class=\"audio-player-toggle-button\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player-toggle-icon\">    <\/div>\n<div class=\"audio-player-info\"> <span class=\"audio-player-label label-md-strong\">Loading audio narration&#8230;<\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/button> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eventually, the company wants to put its self-driving tech in personal cars, according to <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/waymo-new-ceos-tekedra-mawakana-dmitri-dolgov-john-krafcik-2021-4\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel>Waymo&#8217;s co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Waymo chief said in an interview with Stripe cofounder John Collison, published last week, that there will be a &#8220;path of convergence&#8221; for Waymo&#8217;s product lines in which the autonomous technology behind the company&#8217;s robotaxi will be put inside consumer vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s ride-hailing, and you can take a ride through the Waymo app today,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Eventually, that&#8217;ll be on your personal car. So that I see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The co-CEO later added in the interview that a personal car equipped with Waymo&#8217;s AI driver would be more ideal in places where it would not be commercially viable to run a ride-hailing service in less dense regions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-module\" data-component-type=\"dynamic-module\" data-load-strategy=\"lazy\" data-root-margin=\"200% 0px\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-module-components\" data-component-name=\"newsletter-dynamic\" data-component-segment=\"anonymous-other\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-dynamic\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;inline_newsletter&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;subscription_experience&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" data-component-type=\"newsletter-dynamic\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-element-name=\"inline_newsletter\" data-source=\"transportationinlinesignup\" data-skeleton-name=\"generic-tout\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The technology is solved. But then, if you&#8217;re in the middle of nowhere and there&#8217;s just not enough density of the trips. Does it make sense for the ride-hailing service that Waymo is running to have cars on standby? Probably not,&#8221; Dolgov said.<\/p>\n<p>Waymo has previously said that it&#8217;s exploring other commercial opportunities beyond ride-hailing, including licensing its technology to other automakers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"1774633733377\" data-styles=\"default-width\" data-embed-type=\"custom\" data-script class=\"insider-raw-embed\" data-type=\"embed\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 56.25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In April 2025, the <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/waymo-robotaxi-depot-san-francisco-what-does-it-look-like-2026-2\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel>Alphabet-backed company<\/a> announced a &#8220;strategic partnership&#8221; with Toyota Motor Corporation to explore putting Waymo&#8217;s autonomous driving technology in personally-owned vehicles, or POVs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through this new collaboration, the companies aim to further accelerate the development and adoption of driver assistance and automated driving technologies for POVs, with a continued focus on safety and peace of mind,&#8221; the companies said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Waymo currently provides paid rides in 10 US metro areas and lists other US cities and cities abroad as targets for future deployments.<\/p>\n<p>The company announced Thursday that it&#8217;s now providing 500,000 paid rides a week.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Waymo did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p> <!-- Included desktop \"post-aside\" --> <\/p>\n<section class=\"post-aside grid-area-post-aside\" data-component-type=\"post-aside\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n<aside class=\"rail with-default-image has-video-ad \" id=\"l-rightrail\" data-component-type=\"rail\">\n<section data-rail data-track-page-area=\"RR\" class>\n<div class=\"rail-container container-0\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"rail-container video-ad-container\">\n<div class=\"post-recommended-video\" data-component-type=\"post-recommended-video\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n<h3 class=\"header display-xs\">Recommended video<\/h3>\n<div id=\"jw-strategy-player\" class=\"ad psuedo-ad\" data-bi-ad>\n<div id=\"player-container-XqOVG7Ek\" data-component-type=\"video\" class=\"jw-strategy-video \" data-type=\"video\" data-video-player data-media-id=\"d7GrViE4\" data-title=\"What we learned from the Tesla 'company update'\" data-advertising=\"enabled\" data-region=\"rail\" data-render-thumbnail=\"true\" data-id=\"d7GrViE4\" data-enabled=\"true\" data-placement-id=\"XqOVG7Ek\" data-events=\"disabled\" data-preroll=\"4442842\/businessinsider.desktop\/post\/pre-roll-rail\/transportation\" data-midroll data-track-element=\"rail_video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rail-container\"> <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"post-bottom grid-area-post-bottom\" data-component-type=\"post-bottom\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-track-marfeel=\"post-bottom\">\n<section class=\"post-bottom-taboola\" data-track-page-area=\"Post Bottom\"> <!-- Included desktop \"taboola\" -->  <\/p>\n<section class=\"taboola-container targeted-recommended only-desktop taboola-below-main-column\" id=\"taboola-below-main-column\" data-e2e-name=\"taboola-below-main-column\" data-track-event-label=\"rec-taboola-taboola-below-main-column\"> <\/section>\n<p>  <!-- Excluded mobile \"taboola\" --><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"pw-modal-entry\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-modal-backdrop\"><\/div>\n<div data-component-type=\"paywall\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-content-selector=\"[data-content-container]\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\"> <\/div>\n<p>  .component.back-to-home.style-loading { display: none; }  <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; put its self-driving <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> in personal cars, according &#8230; lines in which the autonomous <span class=\"match\">technology<\/span> behind the company&#039;s &#8230; -hailing, including licensing its <span class=\"match\">technology<\/span> to other automakers. 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