Waymo

Waymo is an American autonomous driving technology company that develops the Waymo Driver, a self-driving system combining lidar, cameras, radar and artificial intelligence to navigate complex driving environments without human intervention. The company's engineering work spans autonomous driving, computer vision, robotics and large-scale simulation. Founded in 2009, it originated in Google's self-driving car project and became an independent subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. in 2016. Its headquarters are in Mountain View, California.

The Waymo Driver has logged over 100 million miles on public roads, with billions more in simulation, and has driving experience in more than 15 U.S. states. Waymo operates the world's first fully autonomous ride-hailing service, available 24/7 in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, Atlanta and Miami. The service has provided over 20 million rides at a 93% customer satisfaction rate. Published safety data indicates a 92% reduction in serious or fatal injury crashes compared with human drivers.

The company's stated mission is to be the world's most trusted driver, making transportation safer, more accessible and more sustainable. Its fleet consists of all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles. Expansion plans include launches in London and Tokyo.