Deployment
Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Las Vegas, NV
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
Recent coverage
- Police intercept tipsy teens after Waymo snitches for shooting Orbeez out of the carThe Register · 2026-07-08
- Waymo goes driverless in Las Vegas, with Denver, San Diego, Tampa nextElectrek · 2026-07-08
- Free Waymo Rides in California? You Can Thank a Regulatory QuirkWired · 2026-07-08
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/waymo-driver-gen6-las-vegas-nv.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/robots/64403020-6cb0-4872-9a4c-412057d0e27f
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Deployment context
DEPLOY has verified Waymo Driver (6th gen) operating at Las Vegas, NV. Its status is currently recorded as operational. This record is backed by 1 sourced citation: [1]
Safety record
No incidents on record for Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Las Vegas, NV.
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- Trust tier
- Unverifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-07-30
- Company
- Waymo
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
- Status
- operational
- ID
64403020-6cb0-4872-9a4c-412057d0e27f
Timeline
- Jul 2026Current status: operationalLatest 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 15 deployment sites and 1,500 units.
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On the deployment map
Waymo Driver (6th gen) operates in Las Vegas, NV. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (1)
- Waymo starts driverless rides in San Diego Las Vegas Tampa Denver · https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/waymo-starts-driverless-rides-in-san-diego-las-vegas-tampa-denver.html
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-30
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-30
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: av
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
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