Isaac GR00T
NVIDIA
9
Open humanoid foundation model
- Version
- n1.7-release
- Cost
- Free and open-source under a commercial license
- Model
- Cosmos Reason
Waymo Driver
Waymo · #7 most active of 27 in Robotics
Lidar-camera-radar autonomy running paid rides with no safety driver across several US metros.
100
Trust score · Verified
2 data points checked · 2026-11-01
Current version
Waymo Driver
Entry cost
Pricing is not published. Waymo operates as an autonomous ride-hailing service with fares varying by trip.
Changes / 30d
5
The short answers · verified November 5, 2026
- What is the latest version of Waymo Driver?
- The current shipped version of Waymo Driver is Waymo Driver, as of November 5, 2026.
- How much does Waymo Driver cost?
- Waymo Driver has no published flat entry price. Pricing is not published. Waymo operates as an autonomous ride-hailing service with fares varying by trip.
- What AI model does Waymo Driver use?
- Waymo Driver runs primarily on EMMA.
Source: Waymo — waymo.com · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow
Capabilities
- Fully driverless rides
- Lidar + camera + radar
- Freeway operation
- Airport service
- Autonomous driving
- Behavior prediction
- Perception
- Planning
- Simulation
- End-to-end multimodal AI
- Behavior Prediction
- Real-world navigation
- Autonomous ride-hailing
- SensorSim simulation
- End-to-end multimodal modeling
- Spatio-temporal visual representation
- Ride-hailing integration
- Safety research & simulation
- Spatio-temporal representation
- LiDAR 3D object detection
- Point cloud perception
- Traffic simulation
- Autonomous Driving
- Motion forecasting
- 3D object detection
- End-to-end driving simulation
- Motion Forecasting
- 3D Object Detection
- Sensor Fusion
- autonomous driving
- ride-hailing
- perception
- planning
- simulation
- motion prediction
- Simulation & Research
- Sensor Sim
- End-to-End Driving
- 24/7 availability
- Safety research integration
- Autonomous Ride-Hailing
- Sensor Sim simulation
- End-to-End Driving model
- Perception system
- Ride-Hailing
- Motion Prediction
- Perception systems
- Planning models
- Collision avoidance
- Sensor fusion
- 3D perception
- Path planning
- Autonomous driving research dataset
- Lidar 3D object detection
- Path Planning
- Collision Avoidance
- Simulation Testing
- Planning & Simulation
- LIDAR 3D object detection
- End-to-end driving models
- Simulation & Training
- Perception & Planning
- Scene Simulation
- LiDAR 3D Object Detection
- Trajectory Prediction
- Real-time perception
- Trajectory planning
- Object Detection
- autonomous ride-hailing
- motion forecasting
- traffic simulation
- unsupervised 3D perception
- behavior prediction
- LIDAR 3D Object Detection
- 3D Perception
- End-to-End Driving Simulation
- SensorSim
- Sensor simulation
- End-to-end driving
- Computer vision
- Motion prediction
- Autonomous driving research
- Motion Planning
- Simulation testing
- Semantic Segmentation
- Sensor Simulation
- Computer Vision
- Trajectory Planning
- Simulation-tested planning
- Multi-agent motion forecasting
- Computer Vision / Perception
- Planning & Control
- Simulation & Safety Systems
- Self-driving vehicle technology
- Simulation & Planning
- Waymo Driver autonomous technology
- Available 24/7
- Self-driving / Autonomous vehicle technology
- Pedestrian action recognition
- Waymo Open Dataset
- Waymax Simulator
- Traffic Simulation
- LIDAR Perception
- City-scale traffic simulation
- trajectory prediction
- 3d object detection
- end-to-end driving model
- Simulation-based training
Pricing
Waymo App Download
Free to download; ride-hailing services are priced per ride
Free
Entry price over time
Geek mode
Models under the hood
- disclosed
EMMA
Waymo
- disclosed
EMMA (End-to-End Multimodal Model for Autonomous Driving)
Waymo
- disclosed
EMMA (End-to-End Multimodal Model)
Waymo
- inferred
Gemini-derived research models
Google
- disclosed
S4-Driver
Waymo
- disclosed
Waymo Foundation Model
Waymo
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.
- EMMAWaymo · 1 product
- EMMA (End-to-End Multimodal Model for Autonomous Driving)Waymo · 1 product
- EMMA (End-to-End Multimodal Model)Waymo · 1 product
- Gemini-derived research modelsGoogle · 1 product
- S4-DriverWaymo · 1 product
- Waymo Foundation ModelWaymo · 1 product
green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.
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
New capabilities: Simulation-based training
107 tracked108 tracked · +Simulation-based training
source - capability
New capabilities: trajectory prediction, 3d object detection, end-to-end driving model
104 tracked107 tracked · +trajectory prediction, 3d object detection, end-to-end driving model
source - capability
New capabilities: City-scale traffic simulation
103 tracked104 tracked · +City-scale traffic simulation
source - capability
- capability
- capability
New capabilities: Waymo Open Dataset, Waymax Simulator
99 tracked101 tracked · +Waymo Open Dataset, Waymax Simulator
source - capability
New capabilities: Pedestrian action recognition
98 tracked99 tracked · +Pedestrian action recognition
source - capability
New capabilities: Self-driving / Autonomous vehicle technology
97 tracked98 tracked · +Self-driving / Autonomous vehicle technology
source - capability
New capabilities: Waymo Driver autonomous technology, Available 24/7
95 tracked97 tracked · +Waymo Driver autonomous technology, Available 24/7
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Self-driving vehicle technology
93 tracked94 tracked · +Self-driving vehicle technology
source - capability
New capabilities: Computer Vision / Perception, Planning & Control, Simulation & Safety Systems
90 tracked93 tracked · +Computer Vision / Perception, Planning & Control, Simulation & Safety Systems
source - capability
New capabilities: Simulation-tested planning, Multi-agent motion forecasting
88 tracked90 tracked · +Simulation-tested planning, Multi-agent motion forecasting
source - capability
New capabilities: Computer Vision, Trajectory Planning
86 tracked88 tracked · +Computer Vision, Trajectory Planning
source - capability
- capability
- capability
- capability
- capability
New capabilities: Autonomous driving research
81 tracked82 tracked · +Autonomous driving research
source - capability
New capabilities: Computer vision, Motion prediction
79 tracked81 tracked · +Computer vision, Motion prediction
source - capability
- capability
- capability
- capability
New capabilities: LIDAR 3D Object Detection, 3D Perception, End-to-End Driving Simulation
73 tracked76 tracked · +LIDAR 3D Object Detection, 3D Perception, End-to-End Driving Simulation
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: unsupervised 3D perception
71 tracked72 tracked · +unsupervised 3D perception
source - capability
New capabilities: autonomous ride-hailing, motion forecasting, traffic simulation
68 tracked71 tracked · +autonomous ride-hailing, motion forecasting, traffic simulation
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Real-time perception, Trajectory planning
65 tracked67 tracked · +Real-time perception, Trajectory planning
source - capability
New capabilities: LiDAR 3D Object Detection, Trajectory Prediction
63 tracked65 tracked · +LiDAR 3D Object Detection, Trajectory Prediction
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Simulation & Training, Perception & Planning
60 tracked62 tracked · +Simulation & Training, Perception & Planning
source - capability
New capabilities: LIDAR 3D object detection, End-to-end driving models
58 tracked60 tracked · +LIDAR 3D object detection, End-to-end driving models
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Collision Avoidance, Simulation Testing
55 tracked57 tracked · +Collision Avoidance, Simulation Testing
source - capability
- capability
New capabilities: Autonomous driving research dataset, Lidar 3D object detection
52 tracked54 tracked · +Autonomous driving research dataset, Lidar 3D object detection
source - capability
New capabilities: Collision avoidance, Sensor fusion, 3D perception
48 tracked52 tracked · +Collision avoidance, Sensor fusion, 3D perception, Path planning
source - capability
New capabilities: Perception systems, Planning models
46 tracked48 tracked · +Perception systems, Planning models
source - capability
New capabilities: Ride-Hailing, Motion Prediction
44 tracked46 tracked · +Ride-Hailing, Motion Prediction
source
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APA
Tomorrow. (2026). Waymo Driver — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-11-08, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/waymo-driver
BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-waymo-driver,
author = {{Tomorrow}},
title = {Waymo Driver — version, pricing and model stack},
year = {2026},
publisher = {AlienSquad},
howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/waymo-driver}},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-08}
}