Level 5 is way out there. But at least from a technological standpoint, if Waymo isn't already at a minimum viable product for L4 commercial deployment, they're

Level 5 is way out there. But at least from a technological standpoint, if Waymo isn't already at a minimum viable product for L4 commercial deployment, they're pretty damn close. Deploying 600 vehicles is a huge financial commitment, they wouldn't be doing it if they felt their self driving car project would remain in the science experiment phase for another decade. They were ready to roll in 2015 with their Koala cars, driving slowly on Mountainview roads, but were derailed by regulations.