Waymo begins rider-only fifth-generation Driver trips in San Francisco
Waymo employees began taking San Francisco rides with nobody behind the wheel using the fifth-generation Waymo Driver, extending rider-only operations into dense urban streets.
TOWARD DOOM53confidence 94/100
Why it moved the index
Rider-only trips placed an exact autonomous-driving generation in consequential real-world operation on complex San Francisco streets. Access remained limited to employees and the service area was bounded, constraining deployment.
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- R1Toward 53 · confidence 94
New March 2022 rider-only deployment of the exact fifth-generation Waymo Driver, distinct from prior supervised service and permits.
12 Aug 2026