Look out, San Jose – here comes Waymo. The California Public Utilities Commission announced it has approved an amendment to Waymo’s existing operating permit, the final step in allowing the company to offer passenger service in San Jose.

Word from folks “in the know” is that Waymo has a booth at the Google I/O 2025 conference and is giving out tickets to ride in the company’s robotaxis in its Silicon Valley territory. Waymo just received approval from California regulators that allows them to expand that service area.

California regulators approved Waymo's expansion to San Jose and parts of the Bay Area, extending its driverless ride-hailing service.

Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing business owned by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL), accomplished 10 million paid robotaxi trips, co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana revealed at the Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday,