Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana expects the company to hit 1M+ paid weekly robotaxi rides in the US by the end of 2026, up from ~400K per week in six cities now
Waymo, Alphabet Inc.'s autonomous driving unit, will hit more than 1 million paid weekly robotaxi rides in the US by the end of this year …
Waymo's Tekedra Mawakana agreed to sit down for a long, extended interview. We talked about everything from the fund raise to goals for 2026, Santa Monica and Austin safety incidents and expansion to UK and Japan.
Great conversation with @EdLudlow on @Bloomberg today about @Waymo's $16B raise, scaling to over 400K paid trips per week across six U.S. cities, and what it takes to expand to 20+ cities in the U.S. and abroad. By the end of 2026, we expect to serve 1M+ rides every week and we