A self-driving technology company developing autonomous car technology, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Formerly Google self-driving car project.
Timeline
August 17, 2021
Waymo launches a robotaxi service that will be open to certain vetted riders in San Francisco.
June 16, 2021
Waymo raises $2,500,000,000 in latest fundraising round from Alphabet, venture capital firms, sovereign wealth funds and auto industry companies.
June 16, 2021
Waymo raises a $2,500,000,000 venture round from Alphabet Inc., Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, CPP Investments, Fidelity Ventures, Magna International, Mubadala Investment Company, Perry Creek Capital, Silver Lake Partners, T. Rowe Price, Temasek Holdings and Tiger Global Management.
May 13, 2020
Waymo raises an additional $750 million, bringing its first external fundraising round to $3 billion.
May 2020
Waymo raises a $750,000,000 private equity from Perry Creek Capital and T. Rowe Price.
March 2020
Waymo raises a $2,300,000,000 venture round from Alphabet Inc., Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Magna International, Mubadala, Mubadala Capital | Ventures Europe and Silver Lake Partners.
December 12, 2019
Waymo acquires Latent Logic, the Oxford artificial intelligence company.
The acquisition of Latent Logic giving Waymo its first presence in the UK.
September 30, 2019
Waymo announces that it is partnering with AAA Northern California, Nevada, and Utah and several other organizations to undertake an education campaign to eradicate the confusion and fear around autonomous vehicles (Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
May 29, 2019
Waymo announces its fully self-driving tractor-trailers will start driving on freeways.
April 23, 2019
Waymo picks Detroit factory for self-driving fleet, to be operational by mid-2019
GM plans to end output at its last Detroit factory next year, after announcing in November a plan to halt production at five North American assembly plants and cut about 15,000 jobs.
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Jill Shen
October 12, 2021
TechNode
TechNode talked to Da Fang, co-founder and chief scientist of QCraft on the developments of Chinese autonomous vehicles.
CNN
October 10, 2021
CTVNews
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the company will roll out the latest beta version of its 'full self-driving' software to 1,000 owners this weekend.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
October 1, 2021
Ars Technica
But the California Public Utilities Commission still has to give its approval.
Jill Shen
September 23, 2021
TechNode
Chinese AV players are shifting their attention to more practical applications amid growing uncertainties surrounding the future of robotaxis.
Kirsten Korosec
August 30, 2021
TechCrunch
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Company attributes
B2X
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Legal Name
Waymo LLC
Parent Organization
Legal classification
Number of Employees (Ranges)
1,000 – 4,999
Number of Employees
2,500
Full Address
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, California 94043, US
Founded Date
December 13, 2016
Total Funding Amount (USD)
8,550,000,000
Latest Funding Round Date
June 16, 2021
Latest Funding Type
Patents Assigned (Count)
721
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Company Operating Status
Active
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Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
2,500,000,000