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Waymo Driver

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Lidar-camera-radar autonomy running paid rides with no safety driver across several US metros.

Current version

5th-gen Driver

Entry cost

Per-ride fares comparable to premium rideshare

Changes / 30d

1

Capabilities

  • Fully driverless rides
  • Lidar + camera + radar
  • Freeway operation
  • Airport service

Pricing

Per-ride fares comparable to premium rideshare

Entry price over time

Not enough pricing history yet — we start charting from the second observation.

Geek mode

Models under the hood

  • Waymo Foundation Model

    Waymo

    disclosed

  • Gemini-derived research models

    Google

    inferred

Context window

—

Public API

no

Multi-model routing

no

Stack signals

  • Custom lidar
  • HD maps
  • Remote fleet assistance

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unknown

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

No public usage figure on record for this product.

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Change history

  • capability

    Freeway and airport driverless service opened in additional metros

    —Freeway + airport rides