Waymo

Provider of self-driving and autonomous vehicle solutions for safe and accessible transportation

placeMountain View, California, United States calendar_todayFounded 2009 groups2,297 employees language waymo.com

Registered entities

Reputation

Customer rating 2.9 / 5 across 7 reviews.

Innovation

1,229 patent families (1,058 granted) — focus: Physics & computing, Operations & transport, Electricity & electronics, Chemistry & metallurgy; filing pace slowing. Cited 109,488 times.

YearFilings
20164
201785
2018163
2019263
2020359
2021482
2022546
2023581
2024506
2025438
2026105

Social engagement

Social engagement: 377.2K social following, 7 posts in the last 12 months — below the industry typical range.

Investor mix

21 investors on record; lead investors include CPP Investments, Silver Lake, Mubadala, Fidelity Investments.

Investor typeCountShare
Venture capital733%
Private equity524%
Bank & private debt15%
Other / undisclosed838%

Hiring activity

Hires frequently

79 roles tracked across 8 of the last 12 months

23 Jun 2026 · Software Engineer, Post-Silicon Testing · Bengaluru / Bangalore, Karnataka, India

12 Jun 2026 · Engineering & Hardware Category Manager · Tempe

10 Jun 2026 · Event Security Program Manager · Tempe

10 Jun 2026 · SMS Safety Policy and Culture Lead · Mountain View

10 Jun 2026 · Director, Market Ops Enablement · Mountain View

Based on job postings tracked across public sources.

Recent activity

30 Jun 2026
Partnership
Waze
24 Jun 2026
Milestone
regulatory
15 Jun 2026
Partnership
Element Fleet Management
Coming soon