{"data":{"id":2548,"lang":"en","title":"Waymo Plans to Double Its Fleet to 8,000 Cars by Year-End After First-Ever $5 Billion Debt Raise","summary":"Waymo reportedly aims for 8,000 vehicles by end of 2026 and 20,000 by end of 2027, funded partly by a $5 billion private-credit loan.","category":"business","category_label":"Business","published_at":"2026-10-20T10:02:11Z","updated_at":"2026-10-20T10:02:11Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2548-waymo-plans-to-double-its-fleet-to-8-000-cars-by-year-end-after-first-ever-5","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2548?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2548.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://img.semafor.com/001ed4c275c3a6c8841a1d5c5d76ac55e78eaba0-5146x3430.jpg","word_count":134,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.semafor.com/article/10/19/2026/waymo-plans-to-quintuple-its-fleet","domain":"semafor.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2622,"title":"Waymo plánuje do konce roku zdvojnásobit flotilu na 8 000 vozů po prvním dluhovém financování za 5 miliard dolarů","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2622-waymo-planuje-do-konce-roku-zdvojnasobit-flotilu-na-8-000-vozu-po-prvnim","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2622?lang=cs"},"content":"Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet from about 4,000 cars today to 8,000 by the end of 2026 and 20,000 by the end of 2027, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Semafor. The company declined to comment on the reporting.\n\nThe expansion is backed by Waymo's first debt raise: a $5 billion loan from private credit lenders, made without guarantees from parent Alphabet. The deal also lets Waymo borrow more in future by securitizing vehicle leases.\n\nWaymo operates in 15 US cities and is expanding to Toronto. It recently opened a Nashville facility with Lyft to charge, clean and maintain cars, and has reportedly ordered thousands of vehicles from China, including rebranded Zeekr models. Waymo says the funds are meant to grow internationally and in the US."}}