page_title: Waymo
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caption_attribution_description: English: Autonomous Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan undergoing testing in Los Altos, California.
context_page_description: Waymo LLC is an American autonomous driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google. Waymo operates a commercial self-driving taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona called "Waymo One"; users in the Phoenix metropolitan area use an app to request a pick-up. As of November 2019, Waymo offered the only commercial self-driving car service that operated fully autonomously, without safety backup drivers in the vehicle.
  Co-founded by Sebastian Thrun and Anthony Levandowski, Waymo is now run by CEO John Krafcik. In May 2020, Waymo announced its first outside funding round of $2.25 billion. On June 25, 2020, Waymo announced a partnership with Volvo to integrate Waymo’s self-driving technology into their vehicles.
context_section_description: Waymo LLC is an American autonomous driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google. Waymo operates a commercial self-driving taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona called "Waymo One"; users in the Phoenix metropolitan area use an app to request a pick-up. As of November 2019, Waymo offered the only commercial self-driving car service that operated fully autonomously, without safety backup drivers in the vehicle.
  Co-founded by Sebastian Thrun and Anthony Levandowski, Waymo is now run by CEO John Krafcik. In May 2020, Waymo announced its first outside funding round of $2.25 billion. On June 25, 2020, Waymo announced a partnership with Volvo to integrate Waymo’s self-driving technology into their vehicles.
caption: Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid undergoing testing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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