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

Canonical ID: `3eec022d-2a93-4d74-81c4-8915a17059bd`

[Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) 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

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-11_

- **Slug:** waymo-driver-gen6-portland-oregon-usa
- **Status:** announced
- **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:** [Portland, Oregon, USA](/locations/portland-oregon-usa.md) (id: `27e81299-d721-49a3-b890-de361377ad84`)
- **Operator:** [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) (id: `2128addc-20c8-4c31-aef5-be5ada97aede`)
- **First seen:** 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

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

## 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 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?

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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