Waymo, Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, is aiming to raise about $16 billion in a financing round that would value the unit at nearly $110 billion, according to people familiar with

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The prior investment round, in October 2024, valued the company above US$45 billion and was led by Alphabet, which also owns Google.

Waymo's robotaxis have been in a handful of U.S. cities for years now, but it’s worth paying specific attention to what’s going on in London.

US self-driving car company Waymo said Thursday it is working with UK partners to launch driverless robotaxis in London, which are expected to begin operating later this year. California-based Waymo partnered with UK-based Jaguar Land Rover in 2018 to develop a self-driving electric car.

Miami is the sixth market where Waymo offers driverless ride-hailing service, extending its lead over Tesla and Amazon -owned Zoox. As U.S. competition has lagged, Waymo's planned 2026 expansions could lock in rider demand and loyalty in the U.S.

An epic court battle between Uber and a Google spinoff, centered on the alleged theft of self-driving car technology, began with accusations of sinister plots and other devious behavior lobbed in both directions. In opening arguments Monday, lawyers for ...

Waymo has long served Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix, and the smaller SJC airport in San Jose, but SFO is another beast.

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An Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) autonomous cab service, Waymo's "Ojai" Robotaxi, built in collaboration with Chinese automaker Zeekr, crashed into multiple vehicles in Los Angeles' Echo Park area.