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Waymo Driver 6th-gen at San Francisco, 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.

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Machine-readable surfaces

Waymo One robotaxi service in San Francisco. 1,000 vehicles in SF Bay Area. 250,000+ paid trips per week across all cities. Jaguar I-Pace vehicles.

Key facts

Fleet size
1,000 vehicles in SF Bay Area

Safety record

No incidents on record for Waymo Driver 6th-gen at San Francisco, California, USA.

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

Trust tier
Unverified
Last updated
2026-07-08
Model
Waymo Driver 6th-gen
Company
Waymo
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Status
operational
First seen
2020-10-01
ID
b99a285b-cbc6-4016-a7fa-3412e4b9e538

Sources (1)

  1. Waymo: Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo · 2020-10-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-08

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 San Francisco, California, USA.

Common questions

What is the Waymo Driver 6th-gen deployment at San Francisco, California, USA?
Waymo Driver 6th-gen, built by Waymo, is recorded as a deployment at San Francisco, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Waymo operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Waymo Driver 6th-gen at San Francisco, 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 San Francisco, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Waymo Driver 6th-gen deployment at San Francisco, 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.
Is Waymo Driver 6th-gen at San Francisco, California, USA safe?
Waymo Driver 6th-gen at San Francisco, California, USA has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

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