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Sequoia Capital co-leads $5 billion funding for Waymo, aiming to cut road deaths and revolutionize global transportation with autonomous vehicles
Waymo has reduced serious injury crashes by 90% over 127 million autonomous miles, addressing the 1.19 million annual road traffic deaths. Sequoia is co-leading a $5 billion investment round for Waymo, marking the arrival of widespread autonomous mobility. The company has already delivered over 15 million paid rides in 2025 across multiple U.S. cities.
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This investment highlights the growing potential of autonomous vehicles to save lives and free up trillions of hours spent driving, transforming urban living. As AI-driven transportation expands, it could lead to cleaner cities and broader accessibility, signaling a major shift in how people and goods move worldwide.