Waymo

English

Etymology

Blend of way +‎ mobility, from the company's mission statement, “a new way forward in mobility”.

Proper noun

Waymo

1. An American company specializing in autonomous vehicles, in particular robotaxis.
   • 2024 July 17, Don Sweeney, “Man brutally beats bystander after standoff with driverless car, California cops say”, in The Sacramento Bee‎^[2], archived from the original on 14 June 2025:

     A man who blocked and shouted at a driverless Waymo car later brutally beat a bystander who told him to let it go, California police reported.

Noun

Waymo (plural Waymos)

1. A self-driving vehicle from this company.
   • 2024 July 17, Don Sweeney, “Man brutally beats bystander after standoff with driverless car, California cops say”, in The Sacramento Bee‎^[3], archived from the original on 14 June 2025:

     “Unsafe behavior detected,” the Waymo responds.

   • 2025 June 13, Rachel Swan, “If Waymos are ignited during Saturday’s No Kings protest, S.F. officials could let them burn”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎^[4], archived from the original on 19 September 2026:

     Among the most captivating scenes from the initial Los Angeles protests were the scorched Waymo cars, lined up in a row and engulfed in heavy black smoke. Some observers believe the cars were targeted because of their association with Big Tech. Others view the Waymos as hapless victims, because they have no one behind the wheel and easily become paralyzed if an object is placed in their path.

   • 2025 July 24, Rafe Uddin, Tim Bradshaw, quoting Erik, “The rocky road ahead for robotaxis”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15:

     “The Waymos are everywhere now and soon we're going to be replaced,” says Erik, who started serving passengers around Silicon Valley in his red Tesla Model 3 during the Covid-19 pandemic.