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title: "Waymo Deploys $100,000 Ojai Robotaxi to Halve Cost of Autonomous Fleet"
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summary: "Waymo has released its Ojai autonomous EV minivan to the public in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The vehicle, purpose-built with Chinese EV firm Zeekr, costs between $75,000 and $100,000 per unit, less than half the $200,000 required to adapt the previous Jaguar I-PACE fleet for autonomy. Despite using 42% fewer sensors—13 cameras and 4 Lidars versus the Jaguar's 29 cameras and 5 Lidars—the ground-up design utilizes cheaper parts suited for mass manufacturing. Waymo plans to have 1,000 Ojai vehicles on the road by the end of the year, with 100 currently in operation. While the new minivan offers more rear legroom and uses the sixth-generation Waymo driver to reduce fleet expenses, some early feedback indicates the vehicle is generally worse than previous versions."
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# Waymo Deploys $100,000 Ojai Robotaxi to Halve Cost of Autonomous Fleet

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**Published:** 2026-08-20T20:54:28.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** robotics, waymo

## Summary

Waymo has released its Ojai autonomous EV minivan to the public in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix\. The vehicle, purpose\-built with Chinese EV firm Zeekr, costs between $75,000 and $100,000 per unit, less than half the $200,000 required to adapt the previous Jaguar I\-PACE fleet for autonomy\. Despite using 42% fewer sensors—13 cameras and 4 Lidars versus the Jaguar's 29 cameras and 5 Lidars—the ground\-up design utilizes cheaper parts suited for mass manufacturing\. Waymo plans to have 1,000 Ojai vehicles on the road by the end of the year, with 100 currently in operation\. While the new minivan offers more rear legroom and uses the sixth\-generation Waymo driver to reduce fleet expenses, some early feedback indicates the vehicle is generally worse than previous versions\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/tech/waymo-deploys-100000-ojai-robotaxi-to-halve-cost-of-autonomous-fleet-ea01d6b8>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/bearlyai/status/2090505345886212462>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/_TechCapsules_/status/2090225931574972732>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Miles_Brundage/status/2090503479706185850>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2090450618334724342>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2090442135573352684>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2090443494896934925>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2090453326567751740>)