Deployment
Waymo Driver 6th-gen at Nashville
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
Operator: Waymo via a partnership with Lyft (riders can hail via both the Waymo app and the Lyft app; Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary provides fleet management). Public rides began April 7, 2026 on a rolling basis, ~60 sq miles initially. Notably Waymo's first Lyft-partnered market (vs. the Uber arrangement in Austin/Atlanta).
Key facts
- Launched
- Public April 7, 2026 (rolling)
- Access
- Waymo app + Lyft app (first Lyft-partner market)
- Coverage
- ~60 sq miles initially
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-05-26
- Model
- Waymo Driver 6th-gen
- Company
- Waymo
- Location
- Nashville
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2026-04-07
- ID
f429e679-73f2-4133-a2ad-1f019ec60274
Verifications (0)
No verifications recorded yet.
Sources (1)
- Nashville Lyft partnership, testing since early 2025 · https://fifthlevelconsulting.com/waymo-service-areas-in-the-u-s/ · 2025-11-18
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