San Diego
Yes, you can ride a robotaxi in San Diego.
Waymo is live in San Diego today.
Rules of the road here
Public service allowedDriverless robotaxis can legally carry the paying public. Oversight is split: the DMV licenses driverless operation and the CPUC licenses paid rides, an operator needs both (only Waymo has both today). Courts confirmed in 2025 that cities can't veto it.
What you'd open to ride here
No single app shows all of them, so here they are side by side.
Fully driverless and open to the public since September 2026 (employees first from July).
Zoox said it is expanding testing here, with safety operators aboard, ahead of any public service.
Getting to and from the airport
Airports charge ride-hail a per-trip access fee, often on both the pickup and the dropoff. Robotaxis pay the same fee as Uber and Lyft, there's no separate robotaxi rate. What's different is access: each airport negotiates a phased agreement, so the cars are often sent to a set spot (a rental-car center or a train station) rather than the terminal curb.
No robotaxi serves this airport yet.
Why robotaxis wait in one spot
Robotaxis don't circle the block between rides. With no passenger, a car pulls over and waits, repositions toward where the next ride is likely, or heads back to a depot to charge and get cleaned, all at fixed addresses. So a place you keep seeing them is usually a staging or charging spot, not somewhere you can be picked up.
It isn't always quiet. In 2024, Waymos packed into a small San Francisco lot started honking at each other overnight, a collision-avoidance feature misfiring in tight quarters, until Waymo pushed a fix. In Santa Monica, nightly charging noise pushed the city to order overnight operations to stop. If a spot near you is a problem, here's what actually works.
Seen them returning to the same spot?
Tell us where, or flag a spot you'd rather they didn't use. Reports are reviewed before anything shows publicly; an address you ask them to avoid stays private.
Can you make them stop coming?
Honestly: there's no official “remove my address” button, no company promises that. But two things genuinely move the needle. Tell the operator: they do adjust pickup, dropoff and staging spots (and a properly signed no-stopping or red curb is honored automatically). And report it to your city or regulator, neighborhood pressure is what forced changes in Santa Monica.
Report to the company
- Waymo
- Waymo Rider Support (24/7) ↗, In the app: Help → Get help → Call, or phone 1-844-261-3753 any time.
- Zoox
Report to your city or regulator
Readiness score
How we score this →A single service is live, a solid start, but no competition yet.
Questions people actually ask about San Diego
Can I ride a robotaxi in San Diego?
Yes. Waymo is running in San Diego right now.
Which app do I open to ride in San Diego?
Waymo (its own app). No one app shows them all, which is why each is listed here.
What does a robotaxi cost in San Diego?
Waymo runs about $1.40 a mile, give or take, close to a normal ride-hail fare.
Is there a robotaxi at San Diego's airport?
Airport trips (SAN) depend on each company's permits and change often. Check the app for live service to SAN before you count on it.
Hear it first for San Diego
We'll email you when a service turns on or widens its area here.