Waymo leases a third D.C. site, 32,000 square feet, before robotaxi approval

Waymo leased its third and largest Washington, D.C. site — 32,000 square feet across from a Metrobus depot — for EV charging and maintenance of its sensor-equipped Jaguar SUVs, adding to Wards 5 and 7. The Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 is still in committee after July testimony before Ward 6 member Charles Allen. Waymo is buying depot capacity in a market where it cannot yet carry a paying rider — infrastructure ahead of permission is how the frontier operators now sequence a city launch.

Source: axios.com ↗