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Waymo

Corporate marketmobilityCurated record

Waymo operates the Waymo Driver, a fully integrated SAE Level 4 autonomous driving system combining custom sensor hardware, onboard compute, and end-to-end ML models for perception, prediction, and planning. As an Alphabet subsidiary with over $27B in combined internal and external capital raised, Waymo runs commercial paid robotaxi service (Waymo One) across 10+ US metropolitan areas at 500,000+ rides per week as of mid-2026. Spun off from Alphabet in December 2016 after seven years as the Google Self-Driving Car Project (launched January 2009 by Sebastian Thrun and Anthony Levandowski). All Waymo One commercial rides operate without a human safety driver. Zoox precedent applied: admitted as registered vendor despite Alphabet subsidiary status given 2024 $5.6B external funding round and large-scale independent commercial operations.

HeadquartersMountain View, US

Founded2016

Corporate funding$27B

Team1000+

Deployments5

Open roles377

Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker

Market segmentCorporate

StageSubsidiary

FoundersSebastian Thrun (SDC Project Co-originator, Stanford AI Lab), Dmitri Dolgov (Co-CEO; engineering lead from 2009 Google SDC), Tekedra Mawakana (Co-CEO)

Regions servedUS

Countries deployedNot listed

Service footprintNot listed

Last reviewed2026-07-05

LinkedInView profile

Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemobility

Waymo Driver (5th Gen), Jaguar I-PACE platform

SAE Level 4 autonomous operation; no human driver required within the operational design domain
SAE Level 4: the automated driving system handles all driving tasks; human override not required within the defined geographic/speed envelope
Claim source

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

Announced	Customer	Site	Country	Count	Evidence
2026-07-08	Public riders – San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, Denver	robotaxi service	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-06-15	Waymo (San Diego)	autonomous vehicle fleet	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-06-15	Element Fleet Management	fleet operations / vehicle management (San Diego, expanding)	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-02-24	Public riders – Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando	robotaxi_ridesharing	US	Not disclosed	Announcement
2026-01-22	Public riders – Miami	robotaxi_ridesharing	US	Not disclosed	Announcement

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2026-02-01$16B

External Round 2026

Investors undisclosed

Round source

2024-10-25$5.6B

External Round 2024

Alphabet

Round source

2021-06-16$2.5B

Venture

Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Mubadala Investment Company, Perry Creek Capital, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Magna International, Silver Lake, Temasek, T. Rowe Price Associates, Tiger Global

Round source

2020-07-30$3.2B

Venture

Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Mubadala Investment Company, Andreessen Horowitz, Magna International, AutoNation, T. Rowe Price Associates, Perry Creek Capital, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Alphabet

Round source

Investors on recordAlphabet

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles377

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Administrative Business PartnerTeam unlisted · Mountain View, CA, USA AMER West Commercial Ops PlanningTeam unlisted · Remote, USA Analysis Infra SWETeam unlisted · Mountain View, CA, USA ASIC Design Verification EngineerTeam unlisted · Mountain View, CA, USA Automotive HVAC Systems EngineerTeam unlisted · Mountain View, Ca, USA ; Novi, Mi, USA Brand Media Strategy & Analytics ManagerTeam unlisted · Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA Business AnalystTeam unlisted · Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY Business Continuity Charging Infrastructure ManagerTeam unlisted · Mountain View, CA, USA; Washington D.C., USA

Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-02-24Expanded commercial operations to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando; raised $16B at $126B valuation: 500K+ paid rides/week across 10 US citiesTechBuzz AI

2026-02-01Waymo Lands $16B to Scale Robotaxis Globally at $126B Valuation ↗TechBuzz AI

2024-10-25Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S. ↗CNBC

2020-10-08Launched first fully commercial paid robotaxi service (Waymo One) in Phoenix, Arizona: first public driverless service at scaleWikipedia

2016-12-13Waymo spun off from Alphabet Inc. as an independent subsidiaryWikipedia

Source ledger

9 unique public sources

Waymo Lands $16B to Scale Robotaxis Globally at $126B ValuationTechBuzz AI · retrieved 2026-07-05

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding roundCNBC · retrieved 2026-07-05

Waymo announces another $2.5 billion in funding from latest investment roundElectrek · retrieved 2026-07-05

Waymo raises first external investment roundWaymo Blog · retrieved 2026-07-05

WaymoWikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-05

Waymo: Where it's available, upcoming cities, and new features9to5Google · retrieved 2026-07-05

Fleet partnership with Element Fleet, deployment in San DiegoWaymo on X · retrieved 2026-07-05

Ready to Ride: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and OrlandoWaymo · retrieved 2026-07-05

Miami, Your Waymo Ride Is ReadyWaymo · retrieved 2026-07-05