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Waymo

Waymo proper noun: an American company specializing in autonomous vehicles, in particular robotaxis.

Proper noun

Waymo

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

Noun

Waymo (plural Waymos)

  1. A self-driving vehicle from this company.
    • “Unsafe behavior detected,” the Waymo responds.2024 July 17, Don Sweeney, “Man brutally beats bystander after standoff with driverless car, California cops say”, in The Sacramento Bee, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2025
    • 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...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, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025

Examples of Waymo in a sentence

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

Forms of Waymo

pluralWaymos

Origin of Waymo

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

Questions about Waymo

What does Waymo mean?
Waymo means an American company specializing in autonomous vehicles, in particular robotaxis.
How do you use Waymo in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is Waymo?
Waymo can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Waymo in the dictionary

  1. waymenting
  2. waymentings
  3. wayments
  4. Waymire
  5. Waymires
  6. Waymo
  7. Waymon
  8. Waymond
  9. Waymos
  10. Waymouth
  11. wayn

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