Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals
Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam.
The company announced today that it will start offering robotaxi rides to a select group of passengers traveling to and from the San Francisco International Airport, a major step in Waymo's effort to increase its footprint in the Bay Area. The company plans on gradually growing the number of riders until anyone who wants to can hail a Waymo at the airport, which the company says should happen "in the coming months."
After years of back-and-forth negotiations with the airport's operators, Waymo finally signed a "Testing and Operations Pilot Permit" with SFO in September 2025. Under the agree …