An autonomous vehicle ride service prevalent in San Francisco has now been approved for testing in other California regions, including several Northern California counties.Waymo has a growing fleet of driverless vehicles after it first launched to the public in Phoenix less than a decade ago. It’s since expanded and thrived in San Francisco and, more recently, opened its doors to riders in Los Angeles. On Friday, Waymo shared in a social media post that it’s been authorized to drive fully autonomously across more of California. The California Department of Motor Vehicles shows that 2021 or 2024 Jaguar I-Pace models or 2022 or 2025 Zeekr RT models of Waymo vehicles are approved to conduct driverless testing and deployment operations in several areas. In the Sacramento region, those areas include: Citrus Heights in Sacramento CountyElk Grove in Sacramento CountyFolsom in Sacramento County Galt in Sacramento CountyIsleton in Sacramento CountyRancho Cordova in Sacramento CountySacramento in Sacramento County Benicia in Solano CountyDixon in Solano CountyFairfield in Solano CountyRio Vista in Solano CountySuisun City in Solano CountyVacaville in Solano CountyVallejo in Solano County Davis in Yolo CountyRumsey Indian Rancheria in Yolo CountyWest Sacramento in Yolo CountyWinters in Yolo CountyWoodland in Yolo County See a full list here. It’s not clear when the company might begin its testing in the expansion areas, but Waymo said it intended to welcome riders in San Diego in mid-2026.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

An autonomous vehicle ride service prevalent in San Francisco has now been approved for testing in other California regions, including several Northern California counties.

Waymo has a growing fleet of driverless vehicles after it first launched to the public in Phoenix less than a decade ago. It’s since expanded and thrived in San Francisco and, more recently, opened its doors to riders in Los Angeles.

On Friday, Waymo shared in a social media post that it’s been authorized to drive fully autonomously across more of California.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles shows that 2021 or 2024 Jaguar I-Pace models or 2022 or 2025 Zeekr RT models of Waymo vehicles are approved to conduct driverless testing and deployment operations in several areas.

In the Sacramento region, those areas include:

Citrus Heights in Sacramento CountyElk Grove in Sacramento CountyFolsom in Sacramento County Galt in Sacramento CountyIsleton in Sacramento CountyRancho Cordova in Sacramento CountySacramento in Sacramento County Benicia in Solano CountyDixon in Solano CountyFairfield in Solano CountyRio Vista in Solano CountySuisun City in Solano CountyVacaville in Solano CountyVallejo in Solano County Davis in Yolo CountyRumsey Indian Rancheria in Yolo CountyWest Sacramento in Yolo CountyWinters in Yolo CountyWoodland in Yolo County

See a full list here.

It’s not clear when the company might begin its testing in the expansion areas, but Waymo said it intended to welcome riders in San Diego in mid-2026.

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