Autonomous vehicle operator Waymo plans to more than double the size of its fleet over the next year by beginning manufacturing at its facility in Mesa. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle arm of Google parent company Alphabet, has about 1,500 Jaguar I-Pace vehicles on the road across four cities, with the lion’s share of those vehicles in metro Phoenix.

Alphabet Inc.-owned Waymo LLC said today it will double robotaxi production in partnership with auto parts maker Magna International Inc. at a new plant in Mesa, Arizona, by 2026.

Waymo announced plans to expand by pouring money into a new manufacturing plant here in the Valley. It's teaming up with Magna for a facility in Mesa.