Jun. 26 at 4:55 PM
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Waymo scaled its fleet from a single prototype in 2015 to around 500 self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans by 2017. Timeline:
🚀 Waymo Fleet Growth Timeline
October 2015: First truly driverless ride (Firefly prototype, 1 car) in Austin, TX.
Late 2016 – Early 2017: Waymo begins testing its Chrysler Pacifica fleet.
By 2017: Waymo had scaled to about 500 vehicles across test cities like Phoenix, Mountain View, and Detroit.
🔍 What Helped Waymo Scale Fast?
Partnership with Chrysler: They partnered with FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), giving them access to vehicle manufacturing and support at scale.
Limited Operating Domain: They launched only in well-mapped, safe urban areas to ensure a high level of safety before scaling.
By comparison, Tesla's robotaxi fleet is starting small in mid-2025, and still requires a safety monitor, while Waymo went fully driverless in public as early as 2019.
Took waymo 4 years to go fully driverless. WEAK
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