Waymo launches first purpose-built robotaxi Comments

• p-run
• MUY
• 02 Jun 2026

800V architecture, 93kWh battery, and manufacturing cost of under €17,000? Well, switch LIDAR for steering wheel and sell it to me!

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• Kelsey Brickl
• 45u
• 01 Jun 2026

No, accessibility is not "obvious" in the Waymo Ojai. In fact, it is glaringly obvious that there is a massive accessibility gap with the Ojai. This is neither ethical nor lawful.

This vehicle was engineered and built by Waymo to have Braille and a much more spacious interior with sliding doors. Then why didn't Waymo include a self-deploying ramp so that Group 3 power wheelchair users can independently use this vehicle?

Braun Mobility already manufactures such a ramp. The technology exists.

Group 3 power wheelchairs like the Permobil M3 Corpus are large, heavy, custom mobility devices that are not optional. They cannot be folded. They cannot be stowed or treated like luggage. They are used for severe disabilities like multiple sclerosis, ALS, myasthenia gravis, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, and more and by people of all ages. People who use Group 3 power wheelchairs must remain in them during a journey.

People who use Group 3 power wheelchairs are excluded from using the Waymo Ojai vehicle as it is designed.

That is not "obvious accessibility."

And, no, a few human-driven WAVs in a few cities is not equal access, especially since there is already evidence that the rollout of Waymo at scale is having a serious negative impact on the ability of Disabled people to access existing accessible infrastructure.

Cover that story. Be truthful.

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• nuym
• U@m
• 29 May 2026

Ojai is good, but zoox is better. Robocabs should be bi directional to make maneuvering easier

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