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On October 30, 2026, Toyota and Waymo announced that their autonomous driving partnership has entered its next phase. According to information published on the Waymo blog that day, the two parties will begin initial testing and validation of a Toyota bZ4X autonomous driving fleet in Japan in 2027, and will then expand to the UK and other Waymo operating markets over the following years. The vehicles will be produced at Toyota's Takaoka plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, with both complete vehicle assembly and integration of Waymo's autonomous driving hardware completed at the same plant. Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov said that in Waymo's operating areas, its serious injury crash rate is up to 20 times lower than that of human drivers. Another Waymo release the same day said the partnership will expand the scale of the bZ4X autonomous driving fleet in Japan, with testing and validation beginning in 2027. No further progress has been disclosed at present.
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Waymo and Toyota Partner to Deploy bZ4X Autonomous Driving Fleet in Japan
Waymo announced that its autonomous driving partnership with Toyota has entered the next phase, expanding the scale of the bZ4X autonomous driving fleet in Japan, with testing and validation set to begin in 2027.
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Toyota and Waymo Deepen Autonomous Driving Cooperation, Testing bZ4X Autonomous Fleet in Japan in 2027
Toyota and Waymo announced that their autonomous driving cooperation has entered its next phase, with initial testing and validation of a Toyota bZ4X autonomous fleet to begin in Japan in 2027, followed by expansion to the UK and other Waymo operating markets over the following years. The vehicles will be produced at Toyota's Takaoka Plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, with everything from complete vehicle assembly to the integration of Waymo's autonomous driving hardware completed at the same plant. Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov said that in Waymo's operating areas, its rate of serious injury crashes is up to 20 times lower than that of human drivers.
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