Ride with us in the City of Angels

Tap. Ride. Relax.

From Santa Monica Pier to Downtown, Waymo One is your new favorite way to get around. With millions of miles of driving experience, we’re excited to offer a safe way to get around the City of Angels. Download the Waymo One app and take a fully autonomous ride today.

Smart phone displaying a Waymo One route

How it works

Download the
Waymo One app

Download the Waymo One app and create an account to get started.
Tell us where
you want to go

Choose your destination and we’ll pick you up and drop you off.
Hop in
the vehicle

Up to four passengers can ride at a time. Unlock the door with your app and buckle up.
Enjoy
the ride!

Hit “Start Ride” and check out what the Waymo Driver sees and the route it’s taking on the passenger screen.

Where you can go

Waymo One currently operates 24/7 across 79 square miles of LA. From Santa Monica to Downtown, let the Waymo Driver take the wheel.

Waymo One LA territory covering Santa Monica to Downtown

Testimonials

The fact that Waymo provides convenience, prioritizes safety, and is committed to sustainability makes it by far my favorite mode of transportation.

Eva, San Francisco

Learn why Eva chooses Waymo One

Waymo vehicle driving on busy city street

Waymo surrounded by dot pattern to visualize lidar dot map

The Waymo Driver is our autonomous driving technology with unmatched experience and safety at heart

The Waymo Driver has over 20 million miles of real-world driving experience through countless situations - the equivalent of driving to the Moon and back 40 times.
We follow a rigorous safety framework that combines multiple methods that help verify and validate our safety readiness and meet applicable laws and regulations.
We’ve tested for over a decade in more than ten states, and today we are safely operating a fully autonomous, publicly available ride-hailing service in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Thank you to our community partners

Learn more about how Waymo partners with the communities where we operate

We deliver groceries to service providers for low-income families and the unhoused
Distributing safety gear through Operation Firefly/Operacíon Luciérnaga with our friends at Bike LA
Rolling with Cathedral City High School Ballet Folklorico at the Kingdom Day Parade

faqs

How do I sign up to ride in Los Angeles?

Anyone in Los Angeles can take a ride today. Simply download the Waymo One app to use our autonomous ride-hailing service today!
Where do you operate locally?

Waymo is currently operating across LA, from Santa Monica to Downtown. Note: As of now, we do not offer service to LAX.
Do you drive on freeways?

We won’t be driving on freeways in our LA territory to start, but look forward to adding them as we continue testing.
How does the autonomous vehicle work?

Our vehicles use a combination of software and sensors — including cameras, radar, and lidar — to understand their surroundings and drive autonomously. Learn more about the Waymo Driver — our autonomous driving technology.
What safety measures do you employ?

We follow a rigorous safety framework that combines multiple methods to help verify and validate our safety readiness and meet applicable laws and regulations.
If it’s autonomous, why do I sometimes see a human in the car?

Our vehicles are primarily driving autonomously, but you’ll sometimes notice that they have autonomous specialists riding in the driver’s seat. These specialists are there to monitor our autonomous driving technology and share important feedback during testing to help us improve the Waymo One experience.
Can the cars be hacked?

Protection against hacking is a key priority, which is why we have multiple layers of security designed to prevent unauthorized sources from accessing our autonomous driving system. Steering, braking, and controllers are isolated from outside communication. The onboard computer that maintains responsibility for the driving task at all times is shielded from wireless networks. When our vehicles communicate with our fleet response team, all cellular connections are encrypted. And we’re constantly evolving our technology to help ensure we have secure protections.
What do you do with the camera footage you collect?

The cameras on the exterior of the vehicle are used to help the Waymo Driver see and improve its ability to safely navigate the road. Cameras within the vehicle are a way for us to make sure your ride goes smoothly. Among other things, we may use cameras to: make sure cars are clean, find lost items, provide help in case of emergency, check that in-car rules are being followed, and improve products and services.