Waymo to launch robotaxis in Singapore, its first Southeast Asia market, by 2028

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    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/17/waymo-launch-robotaxis-singapore-first-southeast-asia-market/",
    "title": "Waymo to launch robotaxis in Singapore, its first Southeast Asia market, by 2028",
    "author": "Angelica Ang",
    "excerpt": "U.S. robotaxi operator Waymo is breaking into a new market. After unveiling roadmaps to bring its self-driving cars to Germany and the United Kingdom, it’s now setting its sights east. On Sept. 18, Waymo announced plans to launch in Singapore by 2028, marking its first entry into Southeast Asia. The announcement came just days after the robotaxi firm revealed plans to enter its first market in Asia: Japan . “Singapore has built one of the safest, most efficient and most forward-thinking transportation ecosystems in the world,” said Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s co-CEO, in a Sept. 18 press release. “As we begin our journey here, we are committed to listening to the community, creating high-skilled local operational jobs and working…to complement Singapore’s world class public transit network.” Singapore is already one of the world’s most crowded AV markets. Last September, Chinese robotaxi firms WeRide and Pony AI announced partnerships with ride-hailing platform Grab and transport operator ComfortDelGro to bring self-driving vehicles to the Singapore market. (Both operators are running autonomous shuttle services in Singapore’s Punggol district, which the government has designated as a test bed for physical AI technology .) Waymo’s all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles are set to arrive in Singapore in the coming months and undergo a training phase in 2027, when autonomous...",
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