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Waymo just raised $5.6 billion to spread robotaxis to more cities

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Waymo completed an oversubscribed funding round of $5.6 billion , its largest investment round to date.

The company said it will use the funds to support its robotaxi business in its current markets of San Francisco , Los Angeles , and Phoenix .

The funding round was led by Waymo ’s parent company Alphabet , and included investors like Andreessen Horowitz .

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English

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