# Toyota and Waymo plan Japan tests for autonomous bZ4X fleet in 2027

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/waymo-and-toyota-will-soon-start-testing-their-robotaxis-in-japan/
- Published: 2026-10-30T10:23:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T10:53:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2301972/waymo-toyota-soon-start-testing-bz4x-robotaxis-japan/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Asia, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Waymo and Toyota plan bZ4X robotaxi testing in Japan from 2027.
- Toyota will build and equip the vehicles at its Takaoka plant.
- The companies aim to expand to the UK and other right-hand drive markets.

## Summary

Toyota and Waymo plan to begin testing a fleet of autonomous Toyota bZ4X electric vehicles in Japan in 2027, building on a preliminary partnership agreed in April 2025. The project could help the companies expand their robotaxi work to the UK and other right-hand drive markets in the years that follow.

Toyota will build the vehicles at its Takaoka plant in Toyota City, where they will also be fitted with Waymo’s autonomous driving hardware. The bZ4X fleet will join Waymo’s testing of Jaguar I-PACE taxis in Tokyo, where Nihon Kotsu drivers have helped train its software. Waymo plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Tokyo next year, but has not said when the bZ4X will join its commercial fleet.

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