--- title: Waymo launching China-made van that won't fail in rain, snow description: Waymo unveiled its sixth-generation autonomous driving system featuring improved camera, radar, and lidar sensors designed to handle extreme weather conditions... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-launching-china-made-van-that-won-t-fail-in-rain-snow-1urk8bxuc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Waymo launching China-made van that won't fail in rain, snow | daily.dev og:description: Waymo unveiled its sixth-generation autonomous driving system featuring improved camera, radar, and lidar sensors designed to handle extreme weather conditions... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/waymo-launching-china-made-van-that-won-t-fail-in-rain-snow-1urk8bxuc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1urK8bxUc.png og:image:alt: Waymo launching China-made van that won't fail in rain, snow og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Waymo launching China-made van that won't fail in rain, snow **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Waymo unveiled its sixth-generation autonomous driving system featuring improved camera, radar, and lidar sensors designed to handle extreme weather conditions like rain, snow, and fog. The new system uses fewer cameras (over 50% reduction) while delivering better performance through enhanced hardware and AI-powered sensor fusion. The technology debuts on Chinese-made Zeekr Ojai electric vans and Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles, sparking controversy among US lawmakers concerned about Chinese manufacturing partnerships and overseas remote operators assisting autonomous vehicles. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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