Waymo Achieves 14 Million Robotaxi Rides, Plans Expansion to London
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 24 2025
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Source: Benzinga
- Service Milestone: Waymo announced it has achieved 14 million paid Robotaxi rides in 2025, demonstrating strong growth momentum in the U.S. market and solidifying its leading position in the autonomous taxi sector.
- Weekly Ride Breakthrough: The company also revealed it reached a milestone of 450,000 weekly rides, which not only enhances its market share but also lays a solid foundation for future expansions, particularly in the competitive Robotaxi landscape.
- Technological Response to Challenges: In response to the PG&E outage causing traffic signal failures in San Francisco, Waymo is implementing fleet-wide software updates to improve emergency response capabilities, which will enhance operational stability during unforeseen circumstances.
- International Expansion Plans: Waymo plans to expand into London next year, collaborating with Moove to secure local and national approvals, marking a significant step in its international strategy and positioning itself competitively against Baidu's Apollo Go Robotaxis, further driving its global market presence.
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Analyst Views on BIDU
Wall Street analysts forecast BIDU stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BIDU is 160.67 USD with a low forecast of 100.00 USD and a high forecast of 215.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
11 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 157.510
Low
100.00
Averages
160.67
High
215.00
Current: 157.510
Low
100.00
Averages
160.67
High
215.00
About BIDU
Baidu Inc is a Chinese language Internet search provider. The Company operates its businesses through two segments, Baidu Core segment and iQIYI segment. Baidu Core segment mainly provides search-based, feed-based, and other online marketing services, as well as products and services from the Company’s new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, such as display advertisement and based on performance criteria other than cost-per-click, cloud services, smart devices and services, non-marketing consumer-facing services such as membership, and intelligent driving. iQIYI segment produces, aggregates and distributes a wide variety of professionally produced content, as well as a broad spectrum of other video content, in a variety of formats, including a variety of products and services encompassing online video, online games, online literature, comics and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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