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Waymo

Waymo LLC (/weɪmoʊ/ WAY-moh) is an American autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. As of June 2026, Waymo operates public commercial robotaxi services in 10 US metropolitan areas, has 3,871 robotaxis in service, provides 500,000 paid rides per week…

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Founded
2004; 22 years ago (2004) (as Stanford Self-Driving Car Team) · January 17, 2009; 17 years ago (January 17, 2009) (as the Google Self-Driving Car Project) · December 13, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-12-13) (as Waymo)
Industry
Autonomous cars
Owner
Google, Inc. (2009–2016) · Alphabet Inc. (2016–present)
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Area served
United States · More information: § Services
Founder
Sebastian Thrun · Anthony Levandowski

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Waymo

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related to 2020s · 15
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related to Software · 13
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related to Robotaxis · 11
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related to Hardware · 10
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WaymoArea servedUnited States1.00infobox
WaymoArea servedMore information: § Services1.00infobox
WaymoFounded2004; 22 years ago (2004) (as Stanford Self-Driving Car Team)1.00infobox
WaymoFoundedJanuary 17, 2009; 17 years ago (January 17, 2009) (as the Google Self-Driving Car Project)1.00infobox
WaymoFoundedDecember 13, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-12-13) (as Waymo)1.00infobox
WaymoFounderSebastian Thrun1.00infobox
WaymoFounderAnthony Levandowski1.00infobox
WaymoHeadquartersMountain View, California, United States1.00infobox
WaymoIndustryAutonomous cars1.00infobox
WaymoKey peopleDmitri Dolgov (co-CEO)1.00infobox
WaymoKey peopleTekedra Mawakana (co-CEO)1.00infobox
WaymoNumber of employees2,500 (2025)1.00infobox
WaymoOwnerGoogle, Inc. (2009–2016)1.00infobox
WaymoOwnerAlphabet Inc. (2016–present)1.00infobox
WaymoPredecessorGoogle Self-Driving Car Project1.00infobox
WaymoTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
WaymoWebsitewaymo.com1.00infobox

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