) will Waymo serve with publicly available driverless taxi rides at the end of 2025?

Rides must be paid, driverless, and available to the general public (i.e. not just employees or any sort of trusted tester program. But if there is a waitlist to manage demand that still counts).

As of market open, Waymo currently serves the SF, LA, and Phoenix metro areas and is planning to expand to 

. Note that there are two metro areas in the Bay Area: SF and 

See similar question (slightly different criteria) for 2026: