Bringing Fully Autonomous Rides to Nashville, in Partnership with Lyft Date: September 17, 2025 Author: The Waymo Team Category: Company News --- Overview Waymo is expanding its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to Nashville, Tennessee, in collaboration with Lyft. This launch follows Waymo’s scaling to hundreds of thousands of autonomous rides weekly across five major U.S. cities. The service will start operations within months and open to the public next year. --- Key Details Technology: Waymo's Waymo Driver technology is highly capable, backed by over 100 million fully autonomous miles on public roads, demonstrating safety significantly better than human drivers in their operating areas. Partnership with Lyft: Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary brings fleet management expertise, enabling a seamless operational integration. Riders will initially hail Waymo vehicles through the Waymo app, with plans for Lyft app integration as the service expands. Goals: To provide Nashville's residents and visitors with a convenient, consistent, safe, and fully autonomous ride-hailing experience. --- Quotes Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo co-CEO: “We’re delighted to partner with Lyft and launch in Nashville next year... Lyft’s extensive fleet management capabilities through Flexdrive make them an ideal partner.” David Risher, Lyft CEO: “This partnership brings together best-in-class autonomous vehicles with best-in-class customer experience... it’s two great tastes that go great together.” Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee: “As families and businesses move to Tennessee in record numbers, our state continues to lead the nation in finding innovative solutions to transportation challenges... We look forward to Waymo’s launch in The Volunteer State.” --- Additional Information Waymo continues to rapidly expand its presence in new cities. Commitment to safety demonstrated through data and transparent communication. Interested individuals can follow Waymo’s journey or sign up for updates at waymo.com/updates. --- Visual Featured image shows the Nashville skyline branded with Waymo and Lyft logos, signaling the arrival of autonomous ride services. --- About Waymo Waymo aims to be the world's most trusted driver by offering technologically advanced and safe autonomous transportation. --- For more information and updates, visit Waymo Blog.