Deployment

Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Portland, Oregon, USA

Name: Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Portland, Oregon, USA
Start: 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA

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 · Robotaxis

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Waymo began manually driving vehicles in Portland to familiarize the Waymo Driver with the city's streetscapes; fully autonomous service to follow.

Key facts

Stage: Manual driving / mapping phase

Exposure

Customer segment: logistics
Scale tier: pilot lt10

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Safety record

2 recalls and 4 incidents on record (3 moderate, 3 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026.

moderate: 3
minor: 3

regulatory action: 2
collision: 2
recall: 2

Most recent: Jul 2026

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents on record (6)

Waymo racks up 83 parking citations totaling $9,325 in Austin since 2024 launch2026-07-28 · Regulatory action
Santa Monica judge issues preliminary injunction banning overnight operations at two Waymo Broadway recharging stations2026-07-28 · Regulatory action
Waymo robotaxi struck by out-of-control SUV on Polaris Avenue, Las Vegas2026-07-19 · Collision
Waymo recalls 3,871 5th-gen ADS vehicles over freeway construction zone detection failure2026-06-17 · Recall
Waymo recalls 3,791 5th/6th-gen ADS vehicles over flooded roadway detection failure2026-05-06 · Recall
Waymo robotaxi struck 9-year-old child at low speed in Santa Monica school zone2026-01-23 · Collision

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-08-21
Model: Waymo Driver (6th gen)
Company: Waymo
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Operator: Waymo
Status: announced
Scale at site: 2 to 10 units
Site environment: outdoor
Location precision: verified coordinates
First seen: 2026-08-04
ID: 3eec022d-2a93-4d74-81c4-8915a17059bd

Timeline

Aug 2026
First recorded
Waymo Driver (6th gen) first documented operating at Portland, Oregon, USA.
Aug 2026
Current status: announced, reviewed
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.

The gap between claimed and verified is the Fleet Reality signal. See the Fleet Reality Index.

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Waymo Driver (6th gen) operates in Portland, Oregon, USA. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

Waymo is coming to the Rose City: Portland · https://waymo.com/blog/ · 2026-08-04

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Common questions

What is the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at Portland, Oregon, USA?

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

Who operates Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Portland, Oregon, 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 Portland, Oregon, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 4, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Is the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at Portland, Oregon, USA still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

Have there been incidents at the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at Portland, Oregon, USA?

6 active incidents affecting this deployment are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Portland, Oregon, USA safe?

Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Portland, Oregon, USA has 6 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 2 recalls and 4 incidents on record (3 moderate, 3 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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