{"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":"<p>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. Dit wordt Waymo\u2019s eerste commerci\u00eble stap in de EU, die symbolisch van start gaat in de thuisstad van BMW.<\/p><p>In het begin zullen er nog steeds mensen achter het stuur zitten. Opgeleide \u201cautonome specialisten\u201d zullen rijden terwijl Waymo de straten van M\u00fcnchen in kaart brengt en zijn systeem onder lokale omstandigheden test. Duitsland beschikt al over een wettelijk kader voor autonoom rijden van niveau 4, terwijl Waymo nog goedkeuringen nodig heeft.<\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waymo is heading for Munich. Alphabet subsidiary will start mapping the Bavarian capital in the coming weeks and aims to open a fully driverless ride-hailing service toward the end of 2027. It will be Waymo\u2019s first commercial incursion into the EU, starting symbolically in BMW\u2019s home town.Initially, there will still be people behind the wheel. 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