Avis Budget announces multi-year strategic partnership with Waymo

Avis Budget (CAR) Group announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Waymo to launch and scale a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas. Through this agreement, Avis Budget Group will serve as Waymo’s fleet operations partner in Dallas, delivering end-to-end services including infrastructure, vehicle readiness, maintenance, and depot operations. Waymo will offer its ride-hailing service directly to the public via the Waymo app, while maintaining responsibility for validation and performance of the Waymo Driver. Initial testing is already underway in Dallas with the public launch slated for 2026.