Waymo plans fully autonomous ride-hailing in Madrid in 2027

Waymo says it is laying the groundwork for a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in the Region of Madrid, its first in Spain and second in the EU, and aims to welcome its first riders in 2027.

The company says it will start with manual driving, then move to technical validation with trained autonomous specialists behind the wheel, and will put its electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles on the region's streets in the coming days.

Waymo also cites data from over 400 million fully autonomous kilometres, which it says shows 95% fewer crashes involving serious injury or worse than humans in the cities where it operates. The source gives no service area or partner details.