https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/waymo-partners-with-toyota-for-new-robotaxi-it-could-have-been-teslaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/waymo-partners-with-toyota-for-new-robotaxi-it-could-have-been-teslahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/waymo-partners-with-toyota-for-new-robotaxi-it-could-have-been-tesla#u172802Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:57:06 +0000Waymo has selected the Toyota bZ4X as the platform for its next purpose-built robotaxi. The autonomous vehicle partnership aims to build a large-scale global business, starting with a test fleet in Japan in 2027. This initiative will pave the way for Japan's first domestically manufactured fully autonomous ride-hailing service, with subsequent overseas expansion targeted for the United Kingdom. Toyota will build the robotaxis for Japan and the UK. The collaboration joins forces between Waymo's self-driving tech and Toyota's manufacturing capabilities, though the arrangement coul