Waymo Ojai

The Waymo Ojai is a purpose-built, battery-electric robotaxi developed through a partnership between Waymo (Alphabet) and Chinese automaker Zeekr, a subsidiary of Geely Holding Group. It sits in the commercial autonomous fleet segment as a 4-door minivan with a rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive layout, built on Zeekr’s SEA-M platform. The Ojai is the first Waymo vehicle to carry the company’s sixth-generation Waymo Driver system, which incorporates updated sensors and a 17-megapixel high-resolution imager capable of capturing millions of data points per cycle

Powertrain & Charging

NHTSA certification documents confirm the Ojai uses a permanent magnet synchronous motor producing 268 hp (200 kW) and 252 lb-ft (342 Nm) of torque, paired with a 93 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. No official range figure has been published by Waymo. Some reports reference a 76 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery — this figure is unconfirmed and has not been verified by Waymo or Zeekr. The Ojai uses an 800-volt electrical architecture, which enables significantly faster DC charging compared to the 400-volt Jaguar I-Pace it replaces. Specific AC onboard charging rate, DC peak rate, and 10–80% charge time benchmarks have not been officially disclosed by Waymo at time of publication.

Pricing, Fit & Context

The Ojai is not sold to consumers. It is deployed exclusively within Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing fleet, with commercial rides launching in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Broader U.S. rollout is planned across Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, and Houston through 2026. No consumer purchase price, lease rate, or regional equivalent pricing in NGN, KES, or ZAR applies; the vehicle is accessible only through the Waymo app as a paid ride service. For fleet operators or institutional investors tracking the robotaxi sector, the Ojai directly competes with Tesla’s Cybercab and the Zoox purpose-built robotaxi within the U.S. autonomous mobility segment. Internally, the Ojai succeeds the Jaguar I-Pace robotaxi and shares its four-passenger seating configuration, while representing a step up in cabin volume, charging capability, and sensor generation. The closest direct comparison vehicle in commercial deployment terms is the Zoox robotaxi — both are purpose-built with no steering wheel provision in the consumer-facing cabin configuration.

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