Waymo Buys Apple's Autonomous Vehicle Proving Ground for $220 Million

Waymo has acquired Apple's former self-driving testing facility in Arizona for $220 million, seizing control of a 115-acre urban simulation environment designed to replicate dense driving conditions. The deal hands Alphabet's robotaxi subsidiary proprietary infrastructure as it expands commercial operations across multiple U.S. cities. Apple shelved its Project Titan autonomous vehicle effort in 2024, redirecting engineers to AI. The Arizona site enables Waymo to stress-test edge-case scenarios on demand—orders of magnitude faster than open-road accumulation.