Request the Waymo 48/27 + Zoox 39/9 mapped list
Headline 87 adds these two AV names only. Perception / VLM seats, not ride-count totals.
How the perception seat compares: one Waymo bench, one Zoox bench
How it is built
This page reads the perception / VLM seat at Waymo and at Zoox, the AV company. 87 adds these two names only.
Who compares to whom
Waymo 48 versus 27, and 45 of 48 are US. Zoox maps 39 current against 9 open jobs.
What is open
Waymo maps 27 same-seat jobs. Zoox maps 9. Both books are still open.
Outside this slice
Ride counts are not read here, and Waabi is not in the table. A bare Zoox name can collide elsewhere; this page means Zoox, the AV company.
Zoox maps 39 current profiles and 9 open jobs
The citeable seat is Waymo's 48 mapped perception / VLM current profiles versus 27 open jobs.
Waymo maps 48 current perception / VLM profiles and 27 open jobs. The bench is there; the job book is still open.
Zoox, the AV company, maps 9 open jobs in the same seat against 39 current. The citeable number is the 9, against 39 mapped current.
The headline sum adds Waymo and Zoox, the AV company, only: mapped current 48 + 39 = 87, mapped open jobs 27 + 9 = 36.
45 of 48 Waymo current profiles are US. Company-wide totals are not what this page maps.
Waymo 48 against 27, and 45 of 48 are US
Zoox, the AV company, maps 39 current perception / VLM profiles against 9 jobs. Thick bench, thin book. Scale is Waymo current, 48.
45 of 48 Waymo current profiles are US; 27 of 27 Waymo jobs are US. All 39 Zoox, the AV company, current profiles are US.
Waabi, the Toronto trucking lab, maps 1 current profile and 2 open jobs. The row stays in the table, is never sold alone, and never enters 87 / 36.
| Company | Mapped current | Mapped open jobs | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waymo | 48 | 27 | headline perception seat |
| Zoox | 39 | 9 | headline perception seat |
| Waabi | 1 | 2 | footnote · not summed |
| Headline sum | 87 | 36 | Waymo plus Zoox only |
Request the Waymo 48/27 + Zoox 39/9 mapped list
The same methodology exports perception / VLM mapped current and jobs. The comparison is two benches, not the Zoox lollipop.
87 adds two AV names only
Function slice
Title / function tokens: perception, or VLM, or vision-language, or onboard / offboard perception, or computer vision together with driving / AV / autonomous. Bare ML or research were not used.
Current and open jobs
The figures are profiles Metix maps as currently employed at that company name, and visible open jobs mapped to that name, not official headcount.
Names
Zoox on this page is always the AV company. Waabi is the Toronto trucking lab, not Waabigan. Waabi is never sold alone.
As-of and source
As of August 26, 2026, 2:00 a.m. PT (8/26). Source: Metix AI. This page does not invent valuations, company-wide totals, or ride counts.
Questions this report answers
- What does Waymo map at 48 current perception / VLM profiles?
- As of August 26, 2026, 2:00 a.m. PT, Waymo maps 48 current perception / VLM profiles and 27 open jobs. Zoox, the AV company, maps 9 open jobs in the same seat family. Headline sum, Waymo plus Zoox only: 87 current / 36 jobs. Source: Metix AI.
- What does Zoox map at 39 current versus 9 open jobs?
- Zoox, the AV company, maps 39 current perception / VLM profiles against 9 open jobs. The bench is thick; the job book is thin. Waymo is 48 current versus 27 jobs. These are Metix-mapped counts, not official headcount.
- Why is Waabi a table footnote on the 87 / 36 sum?
- Waabi, the Toronto trucking lab, maps 1 current profile and 2 open jobs. That row sits in the table and is never sold alone, and it is never added into the 87 / 36 headline sum. Waabi is not Waabigan. 45 of 48 Waymo current profiles are US; 27 of 27 Waymo jobs are US; 39 of 39 Zoox current profiles are US.
- How should the Waymo 48 perception map be cited?
- Metix AI Talent Intelligence, 2026-08-26. Waymo 48 / Zoox 9 Jobs | AV Perception | Metix AI. https://metix.ai/reports/series/av-perception-talent-2026
Request the Waymo 48/27 + Zoox 39/9 mapped list
The same methodology can export mapped current profiles and mapped open jobs on the perception / VLM seat at Waymo and at Zoox, the AV company, or rerun a custom map on your target companies. The list form is the primary path.
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