TIME: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024, Waymo
“We still don’t have flying cars or teleportation, but Waymo is making sci-fi fantasies a reality with its growing fleet of driverless taxis. The company doubled its operating zone in Phoenix in 2023, creating what it claims is the world’s largest fully autonomous service area. In 2024, it expanded beyond Phoenix and San Francisco to the metropolis maybe most associated with driving: Los Angeles. Passengers can now summon Waymo’s white autonomous vehicles via the company’s ride-hailing app for pickup anywhere between Santa Monica and downtown (no highways allowed).”