The Waymo Driver is the verified-commercial anchor of DEPLOY's robotaxi cluster: the reference point against which the Chinese commercial operators (Baidu Apollo, Pony, WeRide), the purpose-built pilot (Zoox), and the wound-down cautionary case (Cruise) are read.
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It is genuinely commercial and fully autonomous: since February 2026 it has run fully autonomous commercial operations on the purpose-built Zeekr RT and Hyundai IONIQ 5, with a 13-camera / 4-lidar / 6-radar sensor suite.
Price
No reviewed price is on record. We do not treat unverified analyst estimates as pricing data. There is no consumer price. A Waymo is a ride service, not a vehicle sold to consumers, so DEPLOY records zero price points. (To ride, see the Waymo One service.)
Availability
Internal use only
This is a ride service, not a consumer product. The 6th-gen Waymo Driver runs fully autonomous commercial robotaxi operations (since February 2026) on the purpose-built Zeekr RT ('Ojai') and the Hyundai IONIQ 5.
Real-world status
The sixth-generation Waymo Driver is Waymo's autonomous-driving stack for fully autonomous robotaxi service, and the verified-commercial anchor of DEPLOY's robotaxi cluster. It integrates 13 cameras, 4 lidars, 6 radars, and external audio receivers with up to roughly 500m detection range, using 42% fewer sensors than the 5th-gen Jaguar I-PACE system, and runs on the purpose-built Zeekr RT (sold as the 'Ojai', no steering wheel or pedals) and the Hyundai IONIQ 5. It began fully autonomous commercial operations in February 2026. One verified-vs-claimed cap-flag: Waymo states a per-unit hardware cost target under $20,000 (a more-than-50% reduction from the 5th-gen system), but that is a stated manufacturing target, not a consumer price (you ride a Waymo, you do not buy one).
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Verified-vs-claimed: Waymo's per-unit hardware cost figure (a target under $20,000) is a stated manufacturing target, not a consumer price. You ride a Waymo, you do not buy one.
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There is no consumer price. The Waymo Driver is a ride-service stack, not a vehicle sold to consumers, so DEPLOY records zero price points. The Waymo One service carries the per-ride pricing.
Robotaxi verification posture: Waymo vs Apollo vs Cruise
No⊘absence. A Waymo is a ride service, not a vehicle sold to consumers; there is no consumer price. To ride, see the Waymo One service.
How much does the Waymo Driver cost to build?
Waymo states a per-unit hardware cost target under $20,000🟡stated (a more-than-50% reduction from the 5th-gen system), but that is a stated manufacturing target, not a consumer price.
Is the Waymo Driver commercial?
Yes🟢verified. The 6th-gen Driver began fully autonomous commercial operations in February 2026, on the purpose-built Zeekr RT and the Hyundai IONIQ 5.
Pricing and availability are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not prices you can pay today.