# Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Sacramento, California, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `e7cd9869-2e0f-4829-affa-53b958c66323`

CPUC approved [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) 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

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** waymo-driver-gen6-sacramento-california
- **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:** [Sacramento, California, USA](/locations/sacramento-california-usa.md) (id: `fb8edc1a-123a-4d92-8767-b58d01f7410c`)
- **Operator:** [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) (id: `2128addc-20c8-4c31-aef5-be5ada97aede`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.electrek.co/2026/08/15/waymo-18-county-expansion

## 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 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.

### 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?

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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