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Group 1 - Waymo completed a $16 billion financing round, achieving a post-money valuation of $126 billion, making it the first Robotaxi unicorn to surpass a $100 billion valuation [3][5] - The valuation increased from $45 billion in October 2024 to $126 billion in just over a year, reflecting a doubling in value [3][14] - The financing round was led by prominent investors including Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital, with Alphabet contributing approximately $13 billion [6][8] Group 2 - Waymo's journey began in 2009 as a Google internal project and became an independent subsidiary of Alphabet in December 2016 [10][11] - The company launched its first commercial service, Waymo One, in late 2018, rapidly expanding its operations and accumulating significant user data [11][12] - By 2023, Waymo had established stable operations in several major U.S. cities, with weekly paid orders exceeding 450,000 [14] Group 3 - The autonomous driving sector saw a total of $58.2 billion in financing across 35 companies in 2025, nearly tripling the amount from 2023 [18][19] - Recent investments are increasingly focused on companies with clear commercial applications, such as L2 level assisted driving and L4 applications like Robotaxi and autonomous delivery vehicles [19][20] - The competitive landscape is expected to intensify as leading companies secure funding and vie for market share and commercialization progress [20]