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But in addition to that, earlier this year, we did a partnership with TechForce Foundation, where we're helping, like,

people who are in school to be mechanics to actually become mechanics of autonomous vehicles, because we think that transition doesn't have to pass anyone by.

We just need to be mindful about it.

So that's one thing we're doing.

And then in addition, we are doing apprenticeship programs.

We're doing one in L.A.

and we're doing curriculum development with community college, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, because again, there's an opportunity for people to learn the skills that are needed.

And then I think while there's a lot of focus on sort of the jobs, there's also the small businesses in these places where we're launching

where because Waymo has launched, like in San Francisco, our first year, we actually drove $40 million of economic development for local businesses from out-of-towners because we were the number one destination for tourists to try out a Waymo and then to go to a coffee shop and go to a restaurant.

And so I think this is a long conversation.

I appreciate you for saying, you know, we're one...

We're one part of it.

We take this serious.

We think it's important for us to be focused on it.

And we're also really excited when we get to go and talk to folks as they move from logistics into now AV adjacent roles with their current skill set.

So it doesn't all require upskilling.

Raising the $16 billion and at the $126 billion valuation is really a vote of confidence.

I mean, this team has been heads down for a long time trying to bring this sort of scientific project into reality and at scale.

And so it's a huge vote of confidence, not only from our majority investor, Alphabet,

but also from our co-lead investors, Sequoia and DST and Dragoneer, as well as a host of world-class existing and new investors.