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Takedra Mawakana

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
224 total appearances

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Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And we believe now with Governor Hochul that we will be able to be the first company to launch in New York City or New York State.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

But, you know, this is going to be a path to actually figuring out the regulatory landscape.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Yeah, so first and foremost, when we think about 2026, just the year ahead of us, execution, execution, execution.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

So scaling across these 20 cities that we're laying the groundwork for, continuing to grow our world-class team is obviously super important to us.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

making sure that we are continuing to cost down our hardware stack and prove out our unit economics while scaling our fleet.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And so we have our fully electric I-PACE fleet.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

We are starting to introduce the OHI vehicles.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And then you will see the IONIQ 5s come online.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

And so making sure that we are investing for the long term for a sustainable business is what we're really focusing on.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

You will this year be able to.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Right now, we've only throughout 2025, in the beginning of this year, had employees in three cities.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Yes.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Yes.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Super Bowl is a reminder for us that Waymo is part of the fabric of the Bay Area.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Right.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

Like people were able to hail rides from SFO, from San Jose Airport.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

People were able to get to and from the Levi's Stadium.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

You know, we obviously did a lot of fun activations with influencers.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

But it's just a reminder that people are using the Waymo service in everyday errands, doctor's appointments, you know, getting kids to practice in big life moments, weddings, picking up a child from daycare, having a baby.

Bloomberg Tech
Special Edition: Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week

You know, going to the hospital pregnant, coming home from the hospital with a newborn, and then these large cultural moments.