A Toyota bZ4X fitted with Waymo’s self-driving hardware, in an image released by Toyota on 30 October 2026.

Toyota will build driverless versions of its bZ electric SUV for Waymo at its Takaoka plant in Japan, with testing from 2027. Japan comes first, then the UK. Neither company said how many robotaxis Toyota will make.

Toyota will build driverless versions of its bZ electric SUV for Waymo, with testing in Japan set to start in 2027, InsideEVs reported . The companies announced the deal on Friday.

The cars will be made on the same line as the regular bZ, called the bZ4X in Japan, at Toyota’s Takaoka plant in Aichi Prefecture. Toyota will fit Waymo’s self-driving hardware at the factory, along with automatic doors and a power tailgate for riders.

Japan comes first, followed by the UK and other markets where cars drive on the left.

“ We’ll start with the right-hand drive markets in Japan and the UK, ” said Waymo co-chief executive Dmitri Dolgov.…