Waymo, founded in 2009, is an autonomous driving technology company headquartered in the United States. It operates Waymo One, the world's first fully autonomous ride-hailing service, which has served over 20 million rides across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin.
The company's core technology, the Waymo Driver, is a fully autonomous system designed to operate without human intervention from pickup to destination. According to Waymo, the system has achieved a 92% reduction in serious injury crash rates compared to human drivers, with a customer satisfaction rate of 93%. The fleet is all-electric.
Waymo's technical work spans several deep technology domains, including artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, and autonomous driving. The company's stated goal is to expand access to autonomous mobility globally.
