Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in three cities

Why it matters

Waymo has opened its lower-cost Ojai vehicle to the general public in three markets, with no waitlist. The generation change is explicitly about unit economics rather than a capability demo: cheaper hardware is what makes scale and eventual profitability plausible. The cost curve, not the technology, is now driving robotaxi expansion.

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