Waymo

includes Waymo One

8 statements across 5 episodes · 7 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jul 3, 2025 by Brian Kim · said 79 times in 18 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by Molly O'Shea (44), Nikesh Arora (8), Adam Goldstein (6), Pete Shadbolt (5), Dara Khosrowshahi (3), Qasar Younis (2), Paul Klein (2), Minn Kim (1)

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Everything said about Waymo, oldest first

Jul 3, 2025 bullish
Prediction Held up
Kim: Waymo will expand to three more cities in 2025
“Three more.”
Brian Kim Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 1:10:31 Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 10, 2025 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Waymo will be operating in six cities by the end of 2025
“I think that I love the product, but also it seems like the speed at which they're iterating is increasing. So I'm going to go with six.”
Art Levy Jul 10, 2025 ▶ 1:31:22 Brex’s Road to IPO and The Golden Age of M&A · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026 bullish
Assertion Supported
Immerman: Waymo reached 25% San Francisco market share, beating Lyft
“They, in San Francisco, it got to 25% market share really quickly with very few cars. You know, Surpassing Lyft and being a formidable competitor to Uber.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 7:08 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026 bullish
Assertion Open · timeframe Dec 2026
Immerman: Waymo is scaling to over 20 new cities this year
“They're scaling to over 20 new cities this year.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 7:49 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Immerman: Waymo remains significantly ahead of Tesla on safety metrics
“But when you take a step back and compare the data, whether it's disengagements, reported accidents in Austin, Waymo is still significantly ahead today, and we feel really good about their position.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 13:36 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Immerman: a16z joined Waymo's $16B Series D at $126B valuation
“Waymo raised sixteen billion dollars at a hundred twenty six billion dollar valuation. It was their Series D. We're really excited to be a major participant there. We've participated in all four of their external rounds dating back to the Series A.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 6:49 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Apr 7, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Younis: Waymo closed trucking because old AV architectures required discrete systems
“Waymo used to be in self-driving trucks, and then they closed that team down because the old way of building self-driving, those are two almost discrete systems. Different sensor placement, you know, different vehicle type was enough To make it actually just d…”
Qasar Younis Apr 7, 2026 ▶ 26:06 A Rare Look Inside Applied Intuition’s Physical AI Garage · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
May 8, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Khosrowshahi: Uber wants every safe robot driver on its platform
“So we believe we have a platform strategy with AVs in that just like we want every safe human driver on the platform, we want every safe robot driver on the platform, whether it's a Waymo or a Zoox or it's a WeRide.”
Dara Khosrowshahi May 8, 2026 ▶ 27:50 Dara Khosrowshahi’s Full Circle Launch: Expedia x Uber · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
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