Member features · 2026-09-15

The image depicts an imagined future.

The starting point

In its March 25, 2025 announcement, Waymo reported more than 200,000 paid fully autonomous trips per week across several US cities. This is the figure reported at that time.

Waymo One: Washington, D.C. · 2025-03-25

From here, we explore a possible future

Driverless travel could change more than time inside a car. Less dependence on a lift could reshape family schedules and the places people visit at night.

Inside this feature

• Plans would depend less on a driver
• Parking space could find other uses
• Evening travel could support different businesses
• Distance would have a different cost
• A useful car is not always useful traffic
• Three things to watch