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Waymo Driver (6th gen) at United States

The sixth-generation Waymo Driver is Waymo's autonomous driving stack for fully autonomous robotaxi service. The platform integrates 13 cameras, 4 lidars, 6 radars, and external audio receivers, with overlapping 360° coverage and a detection range up to roughly 500 meters in nominal conditions. Compared to the fifth-generation system on the Jaguar I-PACE, the sixth-gen system uses 42% fewer total sensors.

Waymo says the per-unit hardware cost is targeted under $20,000 — a more than 50% reduction from the 5th-gen system. Currently runs on the Zeekr RT (sold as the “Ojai” robotaxi, purpose-built without a steering wheel or pedals) and the Hyundai IONIQ 5; began fully autonomous commercial operations in February 2026.

Waymo Driver (6th gen) by Waymo · Unverified · Robotaxis

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Waymo surpassed 10 million paid rides in May 2025, targeting 1 million weekly rides by end of 2026.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Waymo Driver (6th gen) at United States.

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Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-27
Model
Waymo Driver (6th gen)
Company
Waymo
Location
United States
Operator
Waymo
Status
operational
First seen
2025-05-20
ID
bc9d62b4-5984-4323-aabf-becac78143ed

Timeline

  1. May 2025
    First recorded
    Waymo Driver (6th gen) first documented operating at United States.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

Claimed vs. verified

Waymo claims 3,500 Waymo Driver (6th gen) units in the field. DEPLOY has independently verified 29 deployment sites and 1,500 units.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/20/waymo-ceo-tekedra-mawakana-10-million.html · 2025-05-20
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

1
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Common questions

What is the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at United States?
Waymo Driver (6th gen), built by Waymo, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Waymo operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Waymo Driver (6th gen) at United States?
Waymo, the manufacturer of Waymo Driver (6th gen), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 20, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at United States?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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