Waymo (Alphabet autonomous vehicle subsidiary)WaymoWaymoto completewánchéng完成$16 billionyībǎi liùshí yì měiyuán160亿美元funding roundróngzī融资，willjiāng将driverlesswúrén无人taxichūzū chē出租车servicefúwù服务to expandkuòzhǎn扩展to / reachingzhì至LondonLúndūn伦敦andhé和TokyoDōngjīng东京。
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
driverless / autonomous driving
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
company
gōngsī
公司
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
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach
dá
达
$126 billion
yīqiān èrbǎi liùshí yì měiyuán
1260亿美元
planning
jìhuà
计划
will
jiāng
将
service
fúwù
服务
to expand
tuòzhǎn
拓展
to / reaching
zhì
至
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
Tokyo
Dōngjīng
东京
and others / etc.
děng
等
international
guójì
国际
cities
chéngshì
城市
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
driverless / autonomous driving
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
company
gōngsī
公司
Waymo (Alphabet autonomous vehicle subsidiary)
Waymo
Waymo
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$16 billion
yībǎi liùshí yì měiyuán
160亿美元
fundraising / funding round
róngzī
融资
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach
dá
达
$126 billion
yīqiān èrbǎi liùshí yì měiyuán
1260亿美元
this sum of
zhè bǐ
这笔
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
will
jiāng
将
to help
bāngzhù
帮助
Waymo
Waymo
Waymo
in
zài
在
globally / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
to launch / to carry out
kāizhǎn
开展
driverless
wúrén
无人
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
will
jiāng
将
to become
chéngwéi
成为
Waymo
Waymo
Waymo
in
zài
在
the United States
Měiguó
美国
outside of / beyond
yǐwài
以外
possessive particle
de
的
the first
shǒu gè
首个
to operate
yùnyíng
运营
city
chéngshì
城市
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
company
gōngsī
公司
already
yǐ
已
in
zài
在
Tokyo
Dōngjīng
东京
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to carry out
jìnxíng
进行
testing / trial
cèshì
测试
to drive / to travel (of vehicles)
xíngshǐ
行驶
Waymo
Waymo
Waymo
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
in
zài
在
San Francisco
Jiùjīnshān
旧金山
and
hé
和
Los Angeles
Luòshānjī
洛杉矶
to / toward
xiàng
向
the public
gōngzhòng
公众
to provide
tígōng
提供
driverless
wúrén
无人
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
company
gōngsī
公司
to plan
jìhuà
计划
in
zài
在
the year 2026
èrlíngerèliù nián
2026年
to enter
jìnrù
进入
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
twenty
èrshí gè
二十个
new
xīn
新
city / cities
chéngshì
城市
however / but
búguò
不过
New York
Niǔyuē
纽约
governor
zhōuzhǎng
州长
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
completion marker
le
了
in
zài
在
the state of New York
Niǔyuē zhōu
纽约州
to operate
yùnyíng
运营
commercial
shāngyè
商业
driverless
wúrén
无人
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
relative clause marker
de
的
proposal / bill
tí àn
提案
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