Waymo Acquires Apple's Self-Driving Car Proving Ground in Arizona for $220M
Tags AI · Infrastructure
Waymo acquired Apple's 5,500-acre autonomous vehicle testing facility in Wittman, Arizona for $220 million on June 5, 2026. The facility, owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC (a Delaware shell company associated with Apple), includes a 115-acre city course, 35-acre vehicle dynamics area, four-mile oval track, and freeway course. Apple originally purchased the property in 2021 for $125 million and used it for Project Titan, which was cancelled in February 2024. Waymo, which operates close to 4,000 vehicles and is expanding to 10+ U.S. cities, will use the site for rider-only testing, motion control testing, and operational training.
Technical significance
The acquisition gives Waymo one of the largest private AV testing facilities in the US, significantly expanding its ability to test at scale without public road risk. The $220M price represents a 76% premium over Apple's 2021 purchase price, reflecting the scarcity of purpose-built AV test infrastructure. For Apple, the sale confirms the final wind-down of Project Titan assets.