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Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) at Texas

Waymo's autonomous-trucking program (Waymo Via), which applied the Waymo Driver to Class 8 trucks and ran supervised freight pilots with UPS, J.B. Hunt, and Wayfair (and a Daimler Truck partnership). Waymo suspended the Via trucking program in July 2023 to focus on robotaxi, and it was never revived. The Waymo Driver continues only in Waymo's robotaxi application.

Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) by Waymo · Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Source: Waymo

Waymo footage from its Waymo Via autonomous-trucking program (a team profile from the program's 2020-2022 era). PAUSED: Waymo de-prioritized Via trucking in 2023 to focus on its Waymo One robotaxi service.

Waymo Via's autonomous-trucking work, including the J.B. Hunt freight partnership on Texas interstates, did not convert to a commercial deployment. On July 26, 2023 Waymo announced it was pausing its trucking program to focus investment on ride-hailing, winding down commercial and most technical trucking efforts and ending partnerships including UPS and J.B. Hunt.

Key facts

Partners
J.B. Hunt, Wayfair, UPS (pilots)
Status
Supervised pilot; ENDED July 2023 (program suspended)
Technology
Waymo Driver on Class 8 trucks
Crew
CDL driver and software technician aboard
Use Case
Autonomous trucking freight pilots

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
undisclosed
Customer
J.B. Hunt

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) at Texas.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)
Company
Waymo
Location
United States/Texas
Status
ended
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2022-01-14
ID
05e4b289-a603-45a4-be4b-aa7b11bd5b81

Timeline

  1. Jan 2022
    First recorded
    Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) first documented operating at Texas.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Jul 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) operates in Texas. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (3)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/14/j-b-hunt-will-be-waymos-first-self-driving-freight-customer/
  2. https://www.truckingdive.com/news/waymo-shifts-away-from-autonomous-trucking-development-focus/689134/
  3. Waymo puts the brakes on self-driving trucks program · https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/26/waymo-puts-the-brakes-on-self-driving-trucks-program/ · 2023-07-26
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: discontinued

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

2
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) deployment at Texas?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking), built by Waymo, is recorded as a deployment at Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Waymo operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) at Texas?
Waymo, the manufacturer of Waymo Via (autonomous trucking), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) deployment at Texas go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 14, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) deployment at Texas still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) deployment at Texas?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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