# Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `99af244d-3092-4422-9c8c-1cfa505cfd2f`

[Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) began testing in Charlotte, NC with safety drivers.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** waymo-driver-gen6-charlotte-north-carolina-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/models/waymo-driver-gen6.md) (id: `c9a56a6c-55d4-40e3-b080-70a6f04e6956`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) (id: `2128addc-20c8-4c31-aef5-be5ada97aede`)
- **Location:** [Charlotte, North Carolina, USA](/locations/united-states/north-carolina/charlotte-north-carolina-usa.md) (id: `8a358a73-8d9f-4a63-adee-c9f76675c2a7`)
- **Operator:** [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) (id: `2128addc-20c8-4c31-aef5-be5ada97aede`)
- **First seen:** 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/robotaxi-waymo-motional-zoox-tesla-uber-lyft/759895/ · 2026-02-24

## Verified answers

- [Where can you actually ride a robotaxi in 2026?](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md)
- [Robotaxi safety record: every recall, crash, and investigation](/robotaxi-safety-record.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA?

Waymo Driver (6th gen), built by Waymo, is recorded as a deployment at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Waymo operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA?

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 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 24, 2026 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 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA?

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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