Deployment
Waymo Driver 6th-gen at Atlanta
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 · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Incidents on record (1)
- Waymo suspended Atlanta robotaxi service after a robotaxi was stuck amid flooding (May 2026)2026-05-21 · Malfunction
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Model
- Waymo Driver 6th-gen
- Company
- Waymo
- Location
- Atlanta
- Status
- paused
- ID
61bba43f-6a4a-4cb8-b679-c5a1861e3575
Verifications (0)
No verifications recorded yet.
Sources (1)
- Extracted by /admin/extract (awaiting human review) · https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/ · 2026-05-21
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