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Waymo·US·Robotaxi

Waymo Driver.

L4 robotaxi operating commercially in 6 US cities; 200M+ cumulative autonomous miles.

Commercial

Certification: California CPUC permit for driverless commercial service; permits in AZ, TX, GA, FL

Verified 2026-06-17

Sensor coverage

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FWD ▲Waymo Driver

6th-gen: 13 cameras, 4 lidar, 6 radar, plus external audio receivers (EARs); 500m perception range.

Sourced metrics

SAE Autonomy Level
L4
Cumulative autonomous miles (millions)
200M mi
Cities with active service
6 cities
Active fleet size (vehicles)
2.5K

Technical subsystems

  • perception

    6th-gen: 13 cameras, 4 lidar, 6 radar, plus external audio receivers (EARs); 500m perception range.

  • compute

    Server-grade CPUs and GPUs onboard; Waymo does not publish a public TOPS figure.

  • planning

    Modular architecture with ML-based perception + behavior prediction; HD-map-assisted; moving toward mapless operation in newer gen.

Roadmap

TODAY2026-06-192026Washington D.C. commercial service launchPlanned20261 million weekly rides targetPlanned2026London international service pilotPlanned2027Mesa AZ manufacturing at scale (tens of thousands of…On track
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