Business Insider reports Tesla's Texas robotaxi fleet remains smaller than Waymo's autonomous vehicle operations.

Global venture capital investment hit a record $189 billion in February 2026, with AI companies OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo accounting for the lion's share, according to a new Crunchbase report.

Alphabet-owned Waymo opened its driverless ride-hailing service to select public riders in four new Texas and Florida cities, extending its North American lead ahead of rivals Tesla, Zoox, and Waabi.

Waymo reveals generative simulation model built on Google DeepMind's Genie 3 to train self-driving systems on edge scenarios like extreme weather.

Alphabet's Waymo secures $16 billion in funding at a $126 billion valuation, leading the week's largest funding rounds as it plans to expand robotaxi services to 20 new cities including Tokyo and London.

Alphabet's Waymo secures $16B funding to accelerate autonomous vehicle expansion to Tokyo, London, and 20+ cities with 400K weekly rides.

Alphabet's Waymo secures $16 billion in funding at $126 billion valuation to expand robotaxi operations to over 20 cities globally including London and Tokyo.