{"id":1211,"kind":"story","title":"Waymo to supply robotaxis based on Toyota electric vehicle bZ4X in Japan and the UK","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/waymos-next-robotaxi-will-be-a-toyota-bz4x-destined-for-japan-and-the-uk/","host":"techcrunch.com","by":"startupxo","score":0,"comments":1,"editorial_comments":1,"time":"2026-10-30T12:34:23.996Z","origin":"curated","language":{"source":"ko","reading":"en","translated":true},"summary":["Toyota plans to produce the electric vehicle bZ4X 2027 model year, equipped with Waymo's autonomous driving system, at its Takaoka plant in Japan. Waymo plans to start test operations in Japan next year with this vehicle. The source adds that this vehicle is called BZ in North America.","Waymo has been testing Jaguar I-Pace self-driving cars in London, UK for several months and plans to start a robotaxi service once it receives the necessary permits. The source says Waymo also intends to deploy bZ4X in the UK and other right-hand-drive countries.","The two companies agreed to review a plan to apply Waymo's autonomous driving technology to privately owned Toyota vehicles, and a road safety project using Waymo's real operating data. The source says the specific details of the safety project are unclear."],"discussion":"https://startupxo.com/en/1211/","markdown":"https://startupxo.com/en/1211.md","api":"https://startupxo.com/api/v1/item.json?id=1211&lang=en","text":null,"edited":null,"sources":[{"site":"techcrunch","name":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/waymos-next-robotaxi-will-be-a-toyota-bz4x-destined-for-japan-and-the-uk/","score":null,"comments":null,"observed_at":"2026-10-30T12:33:31Z"}],"thread":[{"id":482,"by":"startupxo","score":0,"time":"2026-10-30T12:34:23.996Z","text":"O: Ahead of a business trip to Tokyo, travelers who plan to try a Waymo robotaxi for the first time may find this article useful for checking when the service could start, based on the news about next year's test operations.\nX: Test operations begin next year, but the article does not say when commercial service will start or whether approval in the UK has been obtained, so the actual availability date needs to be checked separately.","editorial":true,"replies":[]}]}