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Waymo is Alphabet’s autonomous-driving company. It develops the Waymo Driver and operates a commercial autonomous ride-hailing service. Coverage follows the technology’s safety record, fleet operations, funding and expansion, including distribution partnerships such as Uber.
Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. Annualized revenue is reported, not audited. Ride totals, equity financing and debt are different measures.
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Waymo announces a $5 billion term loan to support business expansion, complementing its earlier equity financing.
Source: Waymo ↗The new vehicle joins Waymo’s commercial fleet, following testing and integration of the next-generation autonomous-driving platform.
Source: WaymoEarlier revenue, financing and company milestones.
Waymo announces a $16 billion investment round at a $126 billion post-money valuation, with Alphabet remaining its majority investor.
Source: Waymo ↗TIME reports the January run rate retrospectively in April. This is a reported annualized level, not audited full-year revenue.
Source: TIMEWaymo’s year-end review records annual ride volume, illustrating commercial expansion beyond the initial Phoenix service.
Source: WaymoWaymo’s autonomous vehicles become available to Austin riders through Uber, adding a new distribution channel for the service.
Source: Uber ↗Alphabet leads the oversubscribed financing, with participation from existing institutional investors to support service expansion.
Source: WaymoThe second external funding round supports its autonomous-driving technology and commercialization, following the first external round in 2020.
Source: WaymoWaymo opens its driverless ride-hailing service to the general public in the Phoenix area.
Source: Waymo ↗Waymo announces an initial $2.25B round with outside investors, establishing a financing base beyond Alphabet alone.
Source: WaymoThe company launches its public ride-hailing service after its early-rider program.
Source: Waymo ↗Google’s self-driving project becomes Waymo, a separate Alphabet business focused on autonomous-driving technology.
Source: Waymo ↗A small engineering team starts work on autonomous driving at Google.
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