Six months ago, Waymo revealed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides a week across its service areas, a growing list that includes Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Alphabet-owned self-driving company has since been scrambling, simply reporting that it has hundreds of thousands in charge of weekly rides. Now, we have a firm grip on those weekly ridership numbers, thanks to a leaked letter sent to investors by Tiger Global management. First reported by CNBC,
the letter was an appeal Investment in Tiger Global’s next venture capital fund And gave details of the profits of his current fund so far. This gain was largely dependent on its investments in popular companies like OpenAI, Databricks and Waymo. In the letter, Tiger revealed that Waymo is now providing 450,000 robotaxi rides per week — nearly double the amount it reported this spring.
This number will increase as the company also continues its aggressive rollout strategy. Waymo, which offers commercial robotaxi service in five cities, has announced plans to launch in 12 additional cities in 2026, including Dallas, Denver, Houston, Nashville and San Diego.
A Waymo spokesperson declined to comment.
