Waymo wants your next robotaxi ride to feel less like a taxi and more like your living room
Waymo is giving its robotaxis one of its biggest passenger-facing upgrades yet, bringing Google’s Gemini AI assistant into the cabin alongside a redesigned in-car interface that reimagines how riders interact with autonomous vehicles. Both features will debut in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built robotaxi, as the company prepares to expand access to more public riders. Rather than changing how the vehicle drives, the update focuses on what passengers can do once they’re inside, signalling that the next phase of the robotaxi race may be fought on experience rather than autonomy.
- ▪Waymo is giving its robotaxis one of its biggest passenger-facing upgrades yet, bringing Google’s Gemini AI assistant into the cabin alongside a redesigned in-car interface that reimagines how riders interact with autonomous vehicles.
- ▪Both features will debut in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built robotaxi, as the company prepares to expand access to more public riders.
- ▪Rather than changing how the vehicle drives, the update focuses on what passengers can do once they’re inside, signalling that the next phase of the robotaxi race may be fought on experience rather than autonomy.
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| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:06:55 +0000 |
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Waymo is giving its robotaxis one of its biggest passenger-facing upgrades yet, bringing Google’s Gemini AI assistant into the cabin alongside a redesigned in-car interface that reimagines how riders interact with autonomous vehicles. Both features will debut in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built robotaxi, as the company prepares to expand access to more public riders. Rather than changing how the vehicle drives, the update focuses on what passengers can do once they’re inside, signalling that the next phase of the robotaxi race may be fought on experience rather than autonomy. For years, autonomous vehicle companies have competed on sensors, safety records and driverless capabilities.
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