Waymo Just Built Its Own Chip and Launched a New Robotaxi. Here’s What It Means for Alphabet

TLDR

• Waymo has built its own custom ASIC chip, capable of over 1,000 TOPS, to power its robotaxi fleet
• The chip is made using TSMC’s 5-nanometer process and reduces reliance on Nvidia and AMD
• Waymo’s new Ojai robotaxi, built on a Zeekr minivan platform, is now open to all riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco
• The Ojai runs Waymo’s sixth-generation self-driving system and includes Google’s Gemini AI as an in-car assistant
• Tariffs on Chinese-built vehicles have added cost, as Ojai vehicles are manufactured in China before being fitted out in Arizona

Waymo, the self-driving car unit owned by Alphabet, has developed its own custom silicon chip to power its robotaxi fleet. The company announced the chip on Thursday, saying it will sharpen the vehicles’ ability to navigate complex city streets.

WAYMO BUILT A CUSTOM CHIP FOR ITS ROBOTAXIS$GOOGL's Waymo has developed its own 5nm ASIC capable of 1,000 TOPS to process the massive flow of camera, lidar and radar data inside its driverless cars.

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