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Identity
Country
USAVehicle built in China by Zeekr; Waymo fits its technology in Arizona
USA
China
China
USA
StatusTesting / Limited service / In service
In servicePublic riders since June 2026; open to all from August 2026
Limited serviceAustin only, since Sept 2026; Tesla says 300+ are in service thereThird-party figure
In service
In serviceUpgraded GEN8 version due off the production line Q3 2026
In servicePaid in Las Vegas; free in San Francisco under current permits
Built byWho manufactures the vehicle
Zeekr (Geely)Assembled in Ningbo, China; finished at Waymo's factory in Mesa, Arizona
TeslaGiga Texas, AustinThird-party figure
Not disclosed
Geely FarizonOn Farizon's drive-by-wire chassis
ZooxHayward, California
Announced
Aug 2024Sixth-generation Waymo Driver; the Zeekr partnership dates from 2021
Oct 2024Unveiled at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event
Jul 2022
Oct 2024
Dec 2020
Service
Driverless milesCompany-wide, all vehicles, with date
What this means
Miles driven with no human ready to take over, across the company's whole fleet. Most were driven by older vehicles, so this measures each company's experience rather than the car shown. Companies count differently, so check the note under each figure.
270 million+Fully autonomous miles across Waymo's whole fleet, through June 2026; mostly driven by Jaguar I-PACEs
Nearly 2 millionUnsupervised miles across Tesla's robotaxi service through Sept 2026, almost all in Model Ys (Tesla shareholder update)Third-party figure
149 million+Over 240 million fully driverless km across Apollo Go's whole fleet (Baidu, Aug 2026)
Not disclosed
Nearly 2 millionAll autonomous miles as of March 2026; Zoox doesn't say how many had no one able to take over
CitiesWhere the company's service carries the public, with date
15 US metrosPhoenix, SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Nashville; Denver and Las Vegas by invitation (Oct 2026)
AustinCybercab only in Austin. Tesla's wider service: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, plus the SF Bay Area with a safety driver (Oct 2026)Third-party figure
28 citiesApollo Go's global footprint, including Wuhan, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chongqing and Dubai (Baidu, Aug 2026)
6 citiesGuangzhou, Beijing, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Singapore (Punggol) and Zurich; fully driverless in Guangzhou, Abu Dhabi and Dubai (Jul 2026)
Las Vegas, San FranciscoEmployees, family and friends only in Austin and Miami (Oct 2026)
Cabin
SeatsFor riders
4Two front seats and three behind, but riders can't use the front-left seatThird-party figure
2From Tesla's EPA filingThird-party figure
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
4Two benches facing each other
Steering wheelYes / Removable / None
What this means
A car built without a steering wheel or pedals can never be driven by a person, so it has to be fully self-driving everywhere it goes. Removing them frees up space, but in most countries it also needs special approval from regulators.
NoneThe front-left space where a wheel used to be is left emptyThird-party figure
NoneNo steering wheel or pedals; steered by wireThird-party figure
RemovableCan be taken out to free up spaceThird-party figure
Not disclosed
NoneNo steering wheel or pedalsThird-party figure
Doors
Not disclosed
2Third-party figure
Not disclosed
Sliding side doorHidden B-pillar: front and side doors open together for a 1.83 m wide entry
Not disclosed
DimensionsLength × width × height
4.64 m long3.00 m wheelbase; width and height not statedThird-party figure
1.75 m wide × 1.41 m highLength not statedThird-party figure
4.76 × 1.87 × 1.65 m2.83 m wheelbaseThird-party figure
5.02 m long3.10 m wheelbase; cabin 1.34 m high
3.63 m longAs announced in 2020Third-party figure
Sensing
CamerasFacing outward
What this means
Cameras see colour, text and signals, like traffic lights and road markings, and are cheap. On their own they have to estimate distance from the image, and they struggle in glare and darkness.
13Including a 17-megapixel imager; less than half the cameras of Waymo's previous generation
8Plus one camera inside the cabinThird-party figure
12Third-party figure
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
LidarUnits
What this means
Lidar fires laser pulses and times their return, measuring the exact distance to everything around the car in 3D, day or night. It adds cost, which is why Tesla leaves it out and relies on cameras alone.
4A long-range unit on the roof plus short-range units around the body
0Tesla relies on cameras aloneThird-party figure
8Four on the roof and four around the bodyThird-party figure
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
RadarUnits, facing outward
What this means
Radar uses radio waves to measure distance and speed. It sees through rain, fog and spray where cameras and lidar struggle, but in less detail.
6Imaging radar, built to work in rain and snow
0An overhead radar inside the cabin only detects who is seatedThird-party figure
6Third-party figure
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Other sensors
External audio receiversListen for sirens and railway crossings
Not disclosed
12 ultrasonic sensors38 sensors in totalThird-party figure
Precision satellite and inertial navigationRTK positioning
Thermal camerasLong-wave infrared, alongside cameras, lidar and radarThird-party figure
Sensor rangeFurthest stated detection distance
Up to 500 m
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
600 mGEN8 main lidar; the original GXR quoted 200 m to the front
Not disclosed
Onboard computeTOPS: trillions of operations per second, where stated
Waymo's own chipsCustom silicon; performance not stated
Tesla self-driving computerBased on Tesla's Hardware 4; performance not statedThird-party figure
1,200 TOPSTwo redundant computing unitsThird-party figure
1,300+ TOPSHPC 2.0 platform, as quoted for the original GXR
Not disclosed
Power and performance
Battery
93 kWhThird-party figure
47.6 kWhFrom Tesla's EPA filingThird-party figure
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
133 kWhAs announced in 2020Third-party figure
Range
Not disclosed
673 km (unadjusted test)418 miles on the EPA's unadjusted test cycle; New Atlas estimates about 480 km (300 miles) in real useThird-party figure
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
16 hours per chargeContinuous operation, as announced in 2020; no distance givenThird-party figure
Top speed
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
120 km/h75 mph, as announced in 2020Third-party figure
Safety
RedundancyBackups that keep it safe if a part fails
Backup steering and brakingRedundant steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire systemsThird-party figure
Not disclosed
Backup computing and brakingRedundant architecture, computers and brakesThird-party figure
Backup steering, computing and brakingDesigned to avoid any single point of failure
Redundant hardware throughoutThird-party figure
"Not disclosed" means the maker hasn't published it. Sources are on each robot's page.