Waymo starts airport rides at Harry Reid in Las Vegas

Waymo starts airport rides at Harry Reid in Las Vegas

1 min read•Oct 22, 2026•
David Kim
David Kim

Waymo has begun offering rides to and from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, which is now the sixth major airport served by Waymo, first reported by TechCrunch. Airport rides in Las Vegas will initially be limited to only a few riders, with the service opening to all customers later.

Pickups and drop-offs are happening at dedicated “autonomous vehicle zones” at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Waymo announced the service Wednesday.

The five other airports Waymo serves are Phoenix Sky Harbor, Nashville International, San Antonio International, San Francisco International and San José International.

The airport service joins a Las Vegas operation that began public rides in September and already serves a 24-square-mile area.

Amazon-owned Zoox already offers rides at the Las Vegas airport. In August, state regulators approved permits that will allow Tesla and Uber to put thousands of robotaxis on the city’s streets in the next year.

Plug-in vehicles reach 32% of global registrations in September

Plug-in vehicles reached 32% of global registrations in September, first reported by Cleantechnica. Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 23% of registrations and set a record at 1.54 million, up 8% year over year, while plug-in hybrids fell 9%; year to date in 2026, BEVs were up 12% and PHEVs down 10%.

Global plug-in registrations rose 3% year over year to around 2.16 million in September, close to the all-time record of 2.17 million set last December.

Year to date, plug-in registrations were up 4% year over year: BEVs grew 12%, while PHEVs fell 10%. Their combined share for 2026 stood at 25%, with BEVs at 18% and PHEVs at 7%. The overall growth rate therefore hides a clear split between the two categories.

The Tesla Model Y led the model rankings with a record 165,000 registrations, up 17% year over year. Tesla Model 3 came second with 65,000, enough to move ahead of Geely Xingyuan and BYD Song despite a 4% annual decline.

BYD Song finished fourth at 54,519 registrations, up 19% and the fastest growth rate among the top five. An export push and the new-generation Ultra body helped lift the model.

At the make level, Tesla had a record 232,000 registrations, up 9% year over year. Toyota reached 61,332 for its fourth record in a row, finishing ahead of Volkswagen’s year-best 58,000 to become September’s best-selling legacy make.