New Kind of Waymo Arrives in Phoenix
Waymo says any riders can now book the Ojai model as it expands its purpose-built robotaxi service after limited pickups earlier this year.
- On Thursday, Alphabet-owned Waymo opened its Ojai robotaxi service to all riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco, shifting from limited early-access testing to full commercial operations.
- To replace its aging Jaguar I-PACE fleet, Waymo designed the Ojai as a modular, purpose-built robotaxi using the Generation 6 platform, which reduces hardware costs to under $20,000 per vehicle.
- Although manufactured by Zeekr in China, Waymo imports the vehicles stripped of connectivity hardware and installs its own sensor suite at a Mesa, Arizona facility, paying a tariff of roughly 127.5%.
- Waymo currently operates about 300 Ojai robotaxis in its commercial fleet, with expansion plans to Denver, Las Vegas, and San Diego later this year.
- As the fleet expands, the company aims to reach 1 million weekly rides, positioning autonomous transportation as a mainstream mobility option while providing critical operational data.
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Waymo has expanded access to its latest generation of self-driving vehicles, allowing any rider in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Austin to hail one through the company’s app without needing to join a waitlist or participate in a special program. The announcement, first reported by TechCrunch, marks a significant step in the company’s effort to scale its autonomous ride-hailing service across multiple markets. The new vehicles, which Waymo refers t…
You can now ride a Chinese EV in the US as Waymo opens Zeekr Ojai to all
Waymo is now letting all riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix hail its next-generation Ojai robotaxi — a vehicle built in China by Zeekr. That makes the Ojai one of the only ways for an American to ride in a Chinese-made EV, a car they still can’t legally buy for themselves.
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