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Waymo lays off more workers amid significant driverless taxi expansion
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Waymo lays off more workers amid significant driverless taxi expansion
Founder News Team May 8, 2026 0

It’s unclear exactly how many people were impacted by the latest round of layoffs or which departments were the hardest…

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Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round
Founder News Team Apr 18, 2026 0

Waymo has nearly finalized a new $16 billion funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion, according…

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Waymo Hires Gig Workers to Close Robotaxi Doors Left Open by Customers
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Waymo Hires Gig Workers to Close Robotaxi Doors Left Open by Customers
Founder News Team Feb 15, 2026 0

Google’s Waymo has begun paying gig economy workers from DoorDash and other platforms to close robotaxi doors left open by…

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Waymo raises $16 billion investment round
Founder News Team Feb 5, 2026 0

Today, Waymo enters a new era. We have raised a $16 billion investment round valuing the company at $126 billion…

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Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
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Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
Founder News Team Feb 4, 2026 0

Waymo co-CEOs (L-R): Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov Waymo Self-driving car company Waymo is in talks to raise $15 billion…

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Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year
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Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year
Founder News Team Jan 30, 2026 0

LONDON: US self-driving car company Waymo stated Thursday it is working with UK partners to launch driverless robotaxis in London,…

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TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and the NTSB investigates Waymo
Founder News Team Jan 25, 2026 0

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To obtain…

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Screenshot of Waymo vehicle stalled in San Francisco
Europe News
Waymo suspconcludes service in San Francisco as robotaxis stall during blackout
Founder News Team Dec 21, 2025 0

Waymo suspconcludeed its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of…

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UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo
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UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo
Founder News Team Dec 20, 2025 0

Baidu is rolling out trials of its Apollo Go robotaxis in Switzerland, with further tests planned in the UK and…

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UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo
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UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo
Founder News Team Dec 8, 2025 0

Transportation Trials underway as narrow roads, competition from butilizes pose potential hurdles In Switzerland, Baidu expects its robotaxis to be…

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