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Zeekr x Waymo robotaxi

Zeekr and Waymo co-developed a purpose-built electric robotaxi vehicle based on Zeekr's SEA-M platform. Zeekr manufactures the vehicle (Zeekr RT, later rebranded Ojai) and Waymo integrates its autonomous driving stack. Production began December 2024; commercial passenger service started May 2026.

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Type
development
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2021-12-28
4.7 years ago
Start
2024-12-01
1.7 years ago
Active for
1.7 years

Who’s involved

Zeekrmanufacturer

Zeekr (极氪) is a Chinese premium electric vehicle manufacturer and subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings, founded in March 2021 and headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang. The company designs and manufactures electric vehicles with advanced driver-assistance systems, partnering with [Mobileye](/companies/mobileye) for its SuperVision ADAS platform and [Waymo](/companies/waymo) to produce the purpose-built Zeekr RT/Ojai robotaxi for autonomous ride-hailing. Zeekr listed on the NYSE under ticker ZK in May 2024.

HQNingbo, Chinazeekrlife.com2 partnerships

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Waymoco developer

Waymo is [Alphabet](/companies/alphabet)'s autonomous driving subsidiary. It operates the Waymo One robotaxi service in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, and Miami, and runs Waymo Via for autonomous trucking. Spun out of Google's self-driving car project as a standalone Alphabet subsidiary in December 2016.

HQMountain View, CAwaymo.com16 partnerships

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Sources (1)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/waymo-is-rebranding-its-zeekr-robotaxi/

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