Tokyo
Not yet, but a robotaxi is coming to Tokyo.
Nothing to hail yet, here's who's lined up, and how to hear the moment one turns on.
Rules of the road here
Pilot / permit-gatedLevel-4 operation is permitted by prefectural permit with a remote-monitoring system, but deployments are mostly shuttles, general urban robotaxi service isn't broadly settled yet.
On 14 Sep 2026 Waymo, taxi operator Nihon Kotsu and the GO app agreed to prepare a fully unmanned commercial service, targeting first public rides in 2027 and scaling to around 100 vehicles. Currently driving with a Nihon Kotsu crew aboard; not yet serving riders. Booking via the GO and Waymo apps.
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.
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.
Readiness score
How we score this →Nothing live yet, but launches are on the record.
Questions people actually ask about Tokyo
Can I ride a robotaxi in Tokyo?
Not for the public yet. Waymo has been testing here.
When are robotaxis coming to Tokyo?
Waymo is testing (Expected 2027).
Is there a robotaxi at Tokyo's airport?
Not yet. Nothing runs in Tokyo, so there's no airport service (HND, NRT) either.
Hear it first for Tokyo
We'll email you when a service turns on or widens its area here.