Waymo targets 20,000 robotaxis by the end of next year

First reported by New York Post at · Updated · 2 sources

The company currently has 4,000 vehicles and plans to fund expansion partly with $5 billion in debt raised this month, according to Semafor. The New York Post reports that Alphabet-owned Waymo has ordered thousands of Chinese-built cars for its US fleet, drawing security concerns on Capitol Hill.

Covered by 2 publishers within 12 hours of the first report.

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New York Post Waymo has ordered thousands of Chinese-made cars to expand its US robotaxi fleet — sparking security concerns on Capitol Hill · Thomas Barrabi
Semafor Waymo plans to quintuple its fleet · Ellen DiMauro

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