All riders in metro Phoenix can now hail Waymo’s new Ojai vehicle.
The rollout comes for all passengers in Phoenix as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco, and will enable Waymo to scale its fully-autonomous rollout to dozens of new cities.
Ojai offers a new passenger experience, including larger cabins with more legroom, flat floors, large LED screens and elevator-type doors.
The vehicles are also equipped with Google Gemini AI, allowing passengers to control the A/C and music, reroute the vehicle or “explore the neighborhood” with voice commands.
Waymo Ojai is built around vehicles from Chinese manufacturer Zeekr. The CM1e model is purpose-built for autonomous uses and is fully electric.
Ojai is equipped with Waymo’s sixth-generation driver, which streamlines production, increasing the output of Waymo’s factory in Mesa to tens of thousands of units per year.
Currently, riders can be matched with an Ojai if one is nearby, but in the future, riders will be able to select their vehicle preference.
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