February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTCWaymo, Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, raised $16 billion at a $126 billion valuation, a funding round that reflects its rapid ascent as a robotaxi pioneer. The financing was led by new investors Sequoia Capital, DST Global and Dragoneer Investment Group, Waymo said in a statement Monday. The new valuation includes the money raised. Bloomberg News reported earlier that Alphabet, which Waymo confirmed would be participating in the financing, would be contr...