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.

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.