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Waymo Starts Fully Driverless Operations in Detroit

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Market Hours
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  • First reported by Benzinga: “Waymo Posts On X "Detroit, we’re starting fully autonomous driving! This week, you may start seeing our vehicles on the road without a human”.
  • Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 2:13 PM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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  • BenzingaWaymo Posts On X "Detroit, we’re starting fully autonomous driving! This week, you may start seeing our vehicles on the road without a human

What BBN said about it

  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis just in. Benzinga reports Waymo posted on X that it is starting fully autonomous driving in Detroit, with no human driver this week.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo riders yet.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnalysis, Hank: this is Alphabet's moment.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEmpty driver seats in the Motor City is history, and I will be taking a victory lap in the back seat.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDetroit, where cars were invented, now has cars with nobody in them. Poetic, Vera.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'll hold my applause until the first one parks itself in a lake.

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