According to Sawyer Merritt on X, Waymo and Stanford Athletics announced a partnership naming Waymo the Official Ride-Hailing Partner of Stanford Athletics, introducing Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service on campus. According to Sawyer Merritt, the deployment signals expanded real-world operations for Waymo’s autonomous driving stack, creating new use cases for event-day mobility, first mile last mile shuttles, and campus safety rides. As reported by Sawyer Merritt, the partnership could accelerate student and visitor adoption of driverless ride-hailing and provide Waymo with high-density, repeatable routes ideal for improving perception and planning models. According to Sawyer Merritt, the collaboration positions Waymo to gather valuable telemetric data around stadium events and peak traffic flows, which can enhance fleet optimization, routing, and monetization in similar university and sports venue markets.