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Toyota Will Build Waymo's Next Robotaxi, a Driverless bZ4X

📅 Oct 31, 2026

✍️ Aamir Raza

Toyota Will Build Waymo's Next Robotaxi

The driverless bZ4X electric SUV starts testing in Japan in 2027, with the UK to follow.

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Built on the Factory Line, Not Retrofitted

Waymo's sensors and computers go in at Toyota's Takaoka plant, instead of being bolted on later.

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Japan Gets the First Test Fleet

Testing and validation start in Japan next year, aiming at the country's first homegrown driverless taxi service.

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London Is Next in Line

Waymo already tests Jaguar robotaxis in London and plans a service there once permits land.

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No Driver, Just a Passenger

The bZ4X runs Waymo's Level 4 system, so it drives itself within set areas and conditions.

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