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Waymo

Self-driving technology company that spun out of the Google self-driving car project.

Private Founded 2009 Mountain View USA Automotive & Mobility
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Founders

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A
Anthony Levandowski
Co-founder
 C
Chris Urmson
Co-founder
 S
Sebastian Thrun
Founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced Waymo’s founders.

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The Waymo diaspora

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People who worked at or founded Waymo and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of WaymoWaymoWaymoSebastian ThrunSebastian ThrunKitty HawkKitty HawkX DevelopmentX DevelopmentCrestaCrestaDuloDuloAnthony LevandowskiAnthony LevandowskiOttoOttoPronto.aiPronto.aiBryan SaleskyBryan SaleskyArgo AIArgo AIStack AVStack AVChris UrmsonChris UrmsonAurora InnovationAurora InnovationAuroraAuroraDave FergusonDave FergusonNuroNuroDon BurnetteDon BurnetteKodiak RoboticsKodiak RoboticsJiajun ZhuJiajun ZhuNuroNuro
The Waymo lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring. ↓ CSV↓ JSON
A 2 founded
Otto 2016 Pronto.ai
B 2 founded
Argo AI 2016 Stack AV
C 2 founded
Aurora Innovation 2017 Aurora 2017
D 1 founded
Nuro 2016
D 1 founded
Kodiak Robotics 2018
J 1 founded
Nuro 2016
S 4 founded
Kitty Hawk 2010 X Development 2010 Cresta 2017 Dulo

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