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6th-Gen Waymo Driver (Ojai / Hyundai IONIQ 5)

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Waymo's next-generation autonomous stack is designed for lower cost, broader weather coverage, and deployment across multiple vehicle platforms. It is rolling out first on the Ojai robotaxi and will also be integrated into the Hyundai IONIQ 5.

Latest update Sep 14, 2026

6th-Gen Waymo Driver (Ojai / Hyundai IONIQ 5)

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Current status

Public Ojai rides launched in late May 2026 across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix with about 100 vehicles, joining a ~4,000-car commercial fleet. Ojai is the only bookable vehicle in Denver and San Diego after those September 1, 2026 public launches, and Las Vegas opened September 14 with a majority-Ojai launch fleet of dozens of minivans. On July 29, 2026 Waymo added a Gemini-powered in-car assistant and a redesigned interface to Ojai, with early access live and a broader rollout planned. Waymo disclosed in August 2026 that this generation runs on a custom in-house ASIC, in production alongside continued use of third-party chips from Nvidia, AMD, and others.

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Specifications4

Autonomous Mileage Base
~200M fully autonomous miles
Camera Imager
17 megapixels
Factory Capacity
Tens of thousands of units/year
Custom Silicon
In-house 5nm ASIC

(TSMC-fabricated), over 1,000 TOPS, processes sensor data ahead of the core driving system; two chips per vehicle for redundancy

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