Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)
[pilot]truck · food-service · 1 deployments in catalog
Manufacturer
WaymoForm Factor
truck
Lifecycle
pilot
Operational Reality
Autonomous
Deployments
1
Target Price
Custom Quote
- PILOT
Description
Waymo's autonomous-trucking program (Waymo Via), which applied the Waymo Driver to Class 8 trucks and ran supervised freight pilots with UPS, J.B. Hunt, and Wayfair (and a Daimler Truck partnership). Waymo suspended the Via trucking program in July 2023 to focus on robotaxi, and it was never revived. The Waymo Driver continues only in Waymo's robotaxi application.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://waymo.com/blog/2021/11/waymo-via-expands-partnership-with-ups
- maturity
- pilot
- lifecycle
- discontinued
- form factor
- truck
- manufacturer
- Waymo
- deployments count
- 1
- Maturity stage
- pilot
- End
- trucking program suspended July 2023
- Type
- Class 8 autonomous truck program
- Autonomy
- Waymo Driver
- Historical Peak
- supervised freight pilots
- Autonomy level
- Waymo Driver
- Technology
- Waymo Driver autonomous system for trucks
- Operating areas
- Texas (Dallas, Houston), Arizona
- Partners
- DHL, UPS, JB Hunt — autonomous freight
- Vehicle platform
- Class 8 trucks (Peterbilt, Kenworth); no dedicated truck platform at suspension
- Sensor suite
- Waymo Driver sensor stack (varied by generation); similar LiDAR/camera/radar suite as passenger vehicles
- Compute platform
- Waymo custom compute (pre-Thor era); Google TPU
- Per-mile economics
- Not publicly disclosed; program suspended before commercial scale
- Fleet size
- Small pilot fleet (~dozens of trucks); never reached commercial scale
- Key suppliers
- Waymo in-house (LiDAR, cameras, radar, software), Google (TPU), Peterbilt/Kenworth (truck platforms)
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
Autonomous
Independent audit: evaluates human teleoperation reliance, VR assistance, and vendor autonomy bounds.
Autonomous robotics system.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Waymo Via (autonomous trucking).
Supply chain
- NVIDIACOMPUTE / SEMICONDUCTORNVIDIA NVIDIA DRIVE platform -- AI compute for Waymo Via autonomous freight
NVIDIA NVIDIA DRIVE platform -- AI compute for Waymo Via autonomous freight
Software & AI models
FAQ
What is Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)?
Waymo's autonomous-trucking program (Waymo Via), which applied the Waymo Driver to Class 8 trucks and ran supervised freight pilots with UPS, J.B. Hunt, and Wayfair (and a Daimler Truck partnership). Waymo suspended the Via trucking program in July 2023 to focus on robotaxi, and it was never revived. The Waymo Driver continues only in Waymo's robotaxi application.
Is Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) is made by Waymo, based in Mountain View, CA, founded in 2009.
Where is Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) deployed?
1 verified deployment of Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Texas.
Can you buy Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) is discontinued and no longer sold; its historical record remains on the DEPLOY registry.
What AI powers Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) runs Waymo Driver. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
What are alternatives to Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable truck robots to Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) include Gatik Autonomous Box Truck, Kodiak Driverless Truck, Aurora Driver on International LT (2nd-gen), Kodiak Driver.
How does Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) compare to Gatik Autonomous Box Truck?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) and Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik · 12 deployments) are both truck robots on the DEPLOY registry. Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) a top truck?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) ranks in roughly the top 57% of truck models tracked by the registry.
What is Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)'s maturity stage?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) still being made?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.
Is Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) safe?
Waymo Via (autonomous trucking) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
What is Waymo Via autonomous trucking?
Waymo Via is Waymo's autonomous trucking solution. Waymo Via partnered with Uber Freight to connect the autonomous solution directly with the Uber Freight platform for shippers. Designed for highway freight autonomy and logistics automation.