# Ojai at Tampa: deployment

Canonical ID: `a32f4e29-d0c6-4e02-8463-8056b74446b9`

## Key facts

- **City:** Tampa, FL
- **Status:** Preparing driverless — employee rides first
- **Source:** CNBC, Waymo blog (July 8, 2026)

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-22_

- **Slug:** waymo-tampa-florida-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Ojai](/models/waymo-ojai.md) (id: `dd3c1709-bf5e-4c08-8913-0c857c7b8aeb`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) (id: `2128addc-20c8-4c31-aef5-be5ada97aede`)
- **Location:** [Tampa](/locations/united-states/tampa-fl.md) (id: `582c7063-3e8a-449d-a570-8efb6526e80e`)
- **Operator:** [Waymo](/companies/waymo.md) (id: `2128addc-20c8-4c31-aef5-be5ada97aede`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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 Ojai deployment at Tampa?

Ojai, built by Waymo, is recorded as a deployment at Tampa on the DEPLOY registry. Waymo operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ojai at Tampa?

Waymo, the manufacturer of Ojai, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the Ojai deployment at Tampa?

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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