Waymo Ojai Now Open to All Riders: Its Zeekr Chassis Faces Same Geely Ban That Expelled Polestar
Waymo dropped the waitlist for its Ojai robotaxi, opening it to riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco. The launch aligns with a bipartisan Senate bill that cleared committee without dissent and is headed for a vote that could make the Ojai chassis illegal to import under the Connected Vehicle Security Act. Built at Zeekr’s Ningbo plant, shipped via the Port of Los Angeles, and finished at a Waymo facility in Mesa, it faces scrutiny under rules barring Chinese-origin connectivity hardware from model year 2030 amid Geely-linked