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Waymo Hyundai IONIQ 5
6th-gen Waymo Driver
A Hyundai IONIQ 5 adapted to carry Waymo's sixth-generation sensors (13 cameras, 4 lidars, 6 radars). It is meant to replace the ageing Jaguar fleet.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A prototype vehicle from Waymo with Hyundai Motor Group.
Real-world use
Manual on-road testing began in San Francisco in 2026; Hyundai said deliveries to Waymo start in Q4 2026, built at its Georgia Metaplant.
Maker
WaymoCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- San Francisco (testing with a driver)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention Waymo Hyundai IONIQ 5 (6th-gen Waymo Driver) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every Waymo with Hyundai Motor Group vehicle in order.
Firefly (Google self-driving car prototype)2014Retired
Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (4th-gen Waymo Driver)2016Retired
Waymo Via autonomous Class 8 truck2017Discontinued
Waymo Jaguar I-PACE (5th-gen Waymo Driver)2018Commercial
Waymo Ojai (6th-gen Waymo Driver, Zeekr-built)2021Commercial- Waymo Hyundai IONIQ 5 (6th-gen Waymo Driver)2024Prototype
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Waymo Hyundai IONIQ 5 (6th-gen Waymo Driver)Waymo with Hyundai Motor Group |  Verne robotaxi (purpose-built two-seater)Verne (Rimac Group)Same job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both in development |  Uber robotaxi (Lucid Gravity with Nuro Driver)Uber, Lucid and NuroSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both in development |  XPeng Yoyo robotaxi (GX-based)XPengSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both in development |
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| First shown | 2024-10 | 2024-06-26 | 2025-10 | 2025-11-05 |
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Sources
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