The sale, recorded on June 5, significantly expands Waymo’s testing infrastructure. The Arizona property includes a 115-acre city course, a four-mile oval track, and a dedicated freeway circuit. These facilities far exceed the scale of the company’s existing test locations in California and Ohio. A Waymo spokesperson confirmed the acquisition will support rider-only testing and motion control development as the company scales its fleet.
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Waymo acquires Apple’s former Arizona test track for $220 million
A 5,500-acre proving ground in Wittman, Arizona, has changed hands in a $220 million deal, with Alphabet-owned Waymo purchasing the facility from a shell company linked to Apple. The site, which once served as the testing hub for Apple’s shuttered Project Titan, will now anchor Waymo’s autonomous vehicle development.
Apple originally acquired the site in 2021 for $125 million, following years of leasing the land from Fiat Chrysler. The tech giant used the grounds to trial prototype vehicles during its decade-long pursuit of an autonomous car, an endeavor it abandoned in early 2024. Waymo is now integrating the space into its broader expansion strategy, which currently includes a fleet of nearly 4,000 vehicles and plans to produce tens of thousands of robotaxis annually using Zeekr and Hyundai Ioniq 5 platforms.
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