Waymo
- FSTalent company page1 open role, 15 FS professionals
- RobotRisk record44 incidents
- Resources templates3 for this employer
Overview
Robotaxi operator scaling to ~10 new US cities in 2026 plus freeway operations and first international market (London)
- Segment
- AV trucking
- Categories
- AV trucking
- Safety status
- Unknown
- 2026 status
- active — scaling to ~10 new US cities in 2026 plus freeway operations in SF/Phoenix/LA and first international market (London) source
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, USA
- Founded
- 2016
- Headcount
- 2,500
- Funding raised
- $27.1B
- Documented incidents
- 44
1 open safety role15 FS professionals
Public evidence on file: TUV SUD audits of safety case program + remote assistance (first AV to complete both)
Products
- Waymo One
- Waymo Driver
Customers
- Uber
- DoorDash
- Uber Eats
Regions
- HQ region
- North America
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, USA
- Operating regions
- North America
Region inferred from public evidence text; corrections welcome.
Headcount
- Headcount
- 2,500
- Band
- 1,001-5,000
- Open safety roles
- 1 (from current postings)
- Safety staff on record
- 15
Open safety roles come from current FSTalent postings; safety staff on record is a count from CSA talent records.
News
FAQ
Does Waymo have a functional safety charter?
Unknown. CSA has no charter record for Waymo.
Has Waymo had documented safety incidents?
Yes. RobotRisk records 44 documented incidents for Waymo (highest severity S5).
Is Waymo hiring functional safety engineers?
Yes. FSTalent lists 1 current open functional-safety posting from Waymo.
What does Waymo build?
Robotaxi operator scaling to ~10 new US cities in 2026 plus freeway operations and first international market (London)
What market segment is Waymo in?
Waymo is listed in the AV trucking segment.
How much funding has Waymo raised?
Waymo has raised about $27.1B (parsed from public evidence; see the Funding tab).
Funding
- Total raised
- $27.1B
- Last round
- Series D $16B
Investors
Valuation
- Valuation
- $126B
Pricing
Pricing: Unknown. CSA has no published pricing on file for Waymo.
Safety status
Unknown
Safety status: Unknown. CSA has no charter or program record for Waymo.
Charter
Charter status unknown.
Charter: Unknown. No In-Process Functional Safety Charter is on file for Waymo.
Incidents
- Documented incidents
- 44
- Highest severity
- S5
- RobotRisk risk band
- critical
- 2026-09 S5 NHTSA SGO record: 1117 ADS crash reports on file
- 2026-08-23 S2 Waymo robotaxi collides with minivan at California Costco
- 2026-08 S1 Father says Waymo vehicle nearly hit toddler who fell in crosswalk
- 2026-08 S5 Pedestrian killed by SUV thrown into stationary Waymo in Dallas
- 2026-08 S2 Unoccupied Waymo struck in three-vehicle chain-reaction crash in Denver; police assign no fault to Waymo
Safety team
15 functional-safety professionals in CSA's network list Waymo experience. Counts only; CSA never publishes names, emails or profiles from its talent network.
- Safety staff on record
- 15
- Open safety roles
- 1 (from current postings)
- Seniority
- Senior 9, Experienced Manager 3, Manager 2, Other 1
- Role type
- Engineering 8, Senior / Lead 5, Leadership 2
- Standards
- ISO 26262 1
- Top locations
- San Francisco, California 6, Mountain View, California 2, Seattle, Washington 2, Everett, Washington 1, Houston, Texas 1, Los Altos, California 1
Open safety jobs
1 current open functional-safety posting from Waymo on FSTalent:
- Field Safety Engineer, UKJob page on FSTalentEmployer postingJob description templateTemplate on FSTalent
Recently closed
- Vehicle Systems SafetyJob page on FSTalentEmployer postingJob description templateTemplate on FSTalent
- Vehicle Systems SafetyJob page on FSTalentEmployer postingJob description templateTemplate on FSTalent
Hiring history: first posting seen 2026-09-10; 1 open, 2 closed, 3 on file.
Standards
Standards that typically apply to AV trucking companies:
- ISO 26262 – Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
- ISO 21448 – SOTIF - Safety of the Intended Functionality
- UL 4600 – Evaluation of Autonomous Products
- ISO 21434 – Road Vehicles - Cybersecurity Engineering
- ISO 8800 – Road Vehicles - Safety and Artificial Intelligence
Applicability is by category; it is not a claim of conformance.
Certifications
Certifications: Unknown. CSA has no third-party certifications on file for Waymo.
Competitors and similar
Companies in the AV trucking segment: