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Waymo

Waymo makes Waymo, which is at stage 5 of 5: regulator-cleared or mass market.

Website: waymo.com
Based in: United States
In our records as: Waymo (Alphabet)
Latest milestone: 17 Sept 2026

01Robots

What Waymo makes

Each robot's stage is worked out from its dated, sourced milestones by the same published rules, whoever the maker is.

WaymoSelf-driving · Robotaxi serviceStage 5 of 5 · Regulator-cleared or mass marketWaymo runs a robotaxi service: self-driving cars that carry paying riders with no one in the driver's seat. It operates in 15 US metro areas and plans to start in London, Tokyo and Toronto.Driverless rides for the public in 15 US metros, including Phoenix, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Nashville and Las Vegas. Denver, San Diego and Tampa opened in September 2026 to invited riders first.The full record

02Track record

Every dated event

17 Sept 2026Milestone
Waymo restarted its service in San Antonio, about five months after the flood pause.
TechCrunch, 17 Sept 2026
14 Sept 2026Milestone
Waymo opened its service to the public in Las Vegas, its 15th market, after Nevada's Transportation Authority allowed up to 1,000 of its robotaxis there.
TechCrunch, 14 Sept 2026
1 Sept 2026Milestone
Waymo opened its service in Denver, San Diego and Tampa, inviting riders a few at a time. That made 14 US cities.
TechCrunch, 1 Sept 2026Company-reported
17 June 2026Safety
Waymo filed a recall with NHTSA for 3,871 vehicles because they could drive at speed into freeway construction zones. The fix is a software update.
NHTSA recall report 26E-035, 17 Jun 2026
May 2026Safety
Waymo recalled about 3,800 robotaxis because they could drive into flooded roads, after one entered a flooded lane in San Antonio on 20 April.
News Tribune, 13 May 2026
April 2026Setback
Waymo stopped service in San Antonio after one of its robotaxis was swept away in a flood.
TechCrunch, 17 Sept 2026
27 March 2026Milestone
Waymo said it was giving 500,000 paid rides a week across 10 US cities.
TechCrunch, 27 Mar 2026Company-reported
3 Feb 2026Milestone
Waymo finished a funding round of $16 billion, which valued the company at $126 billion.
electrive, 3 Feb 2026Company-reported
6 Dec 2025Safety
After NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, opened an investigation in October 2025 into Waymo cars that did not stay stopped for school buses, Waymo said it would file a software recall.
NPR via OPB, 6 Dec 2025
10 Aug 2023Regulator
California's utilities regulator (CPUC) voted to let Waymo charge fares for fully driverless rides at any time of day in San Francisco.
Engadget, 11 Aug 2023

03Money

Who owns it

Waymo is majority-owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company, and also has outside investors. Alphabet trades as GOOGL on NASDAQ. electrive, 3 Feb 2026

Latest funding round we could confirm: Waymo completed a $16 billion funding round led by Dragoneer, DST Global and Sequoia, valuing it at $126 billion; Alphabet remains the majority shareholder. electrive, 3 Feb 2026

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