The new $Alphabet(GOOGL.US) Waymo Zeekr Ojai robotaxi minivan being manufactured by Geely in China for Waymo outfitted with a 6th-gen Driver suite is estimated to cost $Alphabet - C(GOOG.US) $75,000 delivered. The Geely-made vehicle has 13 cameras, 4 lidar, and 6 radar, which implies a 42% reduction in sensor count vs. the prior 5th-gen Waymo Jaguar I-Pace tech. The base Zeekr MIX vehicle cost is $40,000 + $10K sensors + $14K compute + $10K integration/shipping. This is a major reduction vs. Waymo’s prior 5th-gen Jaguar I-Pace vehicles (base $75k + $100k-$125k hardware = est $150k–$200k+ total per unit). The lower cost is a key part of Waymo’s push to scale faster and profitably.
Waymo confirmed it is deploying the Ojai fully autonomous vehicles without safety drivers starting in February 2026, initially for employees and their guests and families in select areas like the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, and will start integrating the Ojai in mixed fleets for new city expansions alongside Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in various markets. Public rides available via the Waymo app are targeted for Summer 2026, following the employee testing phase.The copyright of this article belongs to the original author/organization.
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