Waymo (Alphabet autonomous vehicle subsidiary)

Waymo

Waymo

to complete

wánchéng

完成

$16 billion

yībǎi liùshí yì měiyuán

160亿美元

funding round

róngzī

融资

，

will

jiāng

将

driverless

wúrén

无人

taxi

chūzū chē

出租车

service

fúwù

服务

to expand

kuòzhǎn

扩展

to / reaching

zhì

至

London

Lúndūn

伦敦

and

hé

和

Tokyo

Dōngjīng

东京

。

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Waymo Raises $16 Billion to Expand Robotaxi Service to London and Tokyo

Waymo closed a $16 billion funding round at a $126 billion valuation and plans to launch its robotaxi service in international cities including London and Tokyo.

Autonomous driving taxi company Waymo announced completion of 16 billion dollar funding round, reaching a valuation of 126 billion dollars. These funds will help Waymo launch driverless taxi services globally. London will become Waymo's first operating city outside the United States. Additionally, the company has already begun testing autonomous driving in Tokyo. Waymo currently provides driverless taxi services to the public in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company plans to enter more than twenty new cities in 2026. However, New York state governor rejected the proposal to operate commercial driverless taxis in New York state.

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