Waymo’s €16-Billion question for Europe: are robotaxis finally inevitable?
Fully driverless robotaxis are already part of everyday traffic in parts of the US, while Europe is still shaping the rules that would allow them /Waymo
For Europe, robotaxis still mostly exist as pilots, policy papers, and cautious political debate. In the United States and China, they already carry paying passengers at scale.
That contrast is what gives Waymo’s decision to raise a fresh 16 billion dollars at a valuation above 120 billion its re

