{"id":192559,"date":"2026-08-26T12:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=192559"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:19:28","slug":"waymo-picks-bmws-backyard-for-first-eu-robotaxi-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/26\/waymo-picks-bmws-backyard-for-first-eu-robotaxi-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Waymo kiest de achtertuin van BMW voor zijn eerste robotaxidienst in de EU"},"content":{"rendered":"Waymo zet koers naar M\u00fcnchen. De dochteronderneming van Alphabet gaat de komende weken beginnen met het in kaart brengen van de Beierse hoofdstad en streeft ernaar om tegen het einde van 2027 een volledig zelfrijdende ride-hailing-dienst te lanceren. 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