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Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Sacramento, California, 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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CPUC approved Waymo to expand driverless robotaxi service across 18 California counties including Sacramento as a new market.

Key facts

Regulatory approval
CPUC approved 18-county expansion
Date
August 2026

Exposure

Customer segment
consumer
Scale tier
undisclosed

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Safety record

32 recalls and 1051 incidents on record (3 catastrophic, 28 serious, 49 moderate, 1003 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026.

catastrophic
3
serious
28
moderate
49
minor
1003
collision
1024
recall
32
regulatory action
12
traffic disruption
5
malfunction
4
other
2
fatality
2
property damage
1
injury
1

Most recent: Jul 2026

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Incidents on record (1083)

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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
Sacramento, California, USA
Operator
Waymo
Status
announced
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2025-06-01
ID
e7cd9869-2e0f-4829-affa-53b958c66323

Timeline

  1. Jun 2025
    First recorded
    Waymo Driver (6th gen) first documented operating at Sacramento, California, USA.
  2. 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.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.electrek.co/2026/08/15/waymo-18-county-expansion
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
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Methodology surface for Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Sacramento, California, USA.

Common questions

What is the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at Sacramento, California, USA?
Waymo Driver (6th gen), built by Waymo, is recorded as a deployment at Sacramento, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Waymo operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Sacramento, California, 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 Sacramento, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Waymo Driver (6th gen) deployment at Sacramento, California, 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 Sacramento, California, USA?
1083 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 Sacramento, California, USA safe?
Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Sacramento, California, USA has 1083 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 32 recalls and 1051 incidents on record (3 catastrophic, 28 serious, 49 moderate, 1003 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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