Alphabet Commits To Another $5B Investment In Waymo: Tesla CEO Elon Musk Takes Jibe At Cash Burn In Unit
Alphabet Commits To Another $5B Investment In Waymo: Tesla CEO Elon Musk Takes Jibe At Cash Burn In Unit
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has committed to a new multiyear investment of $5 billion into its autonomous driving technology unit Waymo, company CFO Ruth Porat said on Tuesday.
Alphabet Inc（纳斯达克：GOOG）（纳斯达克：GOOGL）的首席财务官鲁思·普拉特（Ruth Porat）周二表示，公司已承诺向其自动驾驶技术部门Waymo投资50亿美元，投资周期为多年。
What Happened: The new round of funding, Porat said during the company's second-quarter earnings call, is consistent with recent annual investment levels and will enable the company to "continue to build the world's leading autonomous driving technology company."
发生了什么事：在公司2022年第二季度业绩会上，普拉特表示，这轮新融资与近年的年度投资水平一致，将使公司“继续建立全球领先的自动驾驶技术公司。”
"Alphabet has committed up to $5B to Waymo. We are grateful for their immense vote of confidence in our team and recognizing the amazing progress we've made with our technology, product, and commercialization efforts, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra N Mawakana wrote in a post on X.
Waymo联合首席执行官特克德拉·N·马瓦卡纳在X社交媒体上的一篇文章中写道：“Alphabet已经向Waymo承诺投资高达50亿美元。我们对他们对我们团队的巨大信任以及对我们在技术、产品和商业化方面取得的惊人进展的认可表示感谢。”
Alphabet has committed up to $5B to @Waymo. We are grateful for their immense vote of confidence in our team and recognizing the amazing progress we've made with our technology, product, and commercialization efforts.
— Tekedra N Mawakana (@TechTekedra) July 23, 2024
Alphabet已经向@Waymo承诺投资高达50亿美元。我们对他们对我们团队的巨大信任以及对我们在技术、产品和商业化方面取得的惊人进展的认可表示感谢。
—— 特克德拉·N·马瓦卡纳（@TechTekedra）2024年7月23日
More details on the investment will be revealed in the company's 10-Q form which is yet to be filed, Porat said.
普拉特表示，更多有关此次投资的细节将在公司尚未提交的10-Q表格中披露。
Elon Musk Responds: Tesla CEO Elon Musk laughed at Alphabet's new investment into Waymo on social media platform X with a short, "Waymo money."
特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克在社交媒体平台X上对Alphabet对Waymo的新投资发表了评论，简短地说：“Waymo money。”
The CEO was seemingly making a jibe at how the venture is costing the parent company way more money, owing to its significant cash burn.
CEO似乎在嘲笑这项风险投资正在花费母公司更多的资金，因为其严重的现金烧损。
Waymo money
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2024
Waymo money
— Elon Musk（@elonmusk）2024年7月23日
Musk's Tesla is also trying to achieve vehicle autonomy with its full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance software. However, the technology is still in the development phase and requires active driver supervision.
马斯克的特斯拉也试图通过其完全自动驾驶（FSD）驾驶员辅助软件实现车辆自主行驶。然而，该技术仍处于开发阶段，需要积极的驾驶员监管。
The company also intends to unveil a dedicated Robotaxi product later this year.
该公司还计划于今年晚些时候推出专门的Robotaxi产品。
Why It Matters: "In Other Bets (segment), I'm really pleased with the progress Waymo is making, a real leader in space and getting rave reviews from users," Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday. Waymo is currently delivering well over 50,000 paid trips per week to customers, he added.
为什么重要：“在其他赌注领域，我对Waymo正在取得的进展感到非常满意，Waymo在太空概念领域是真正的领导者，并得到了用户的热烈好评，”Alphabet首席执行官桑达尔·皮查伊周二表示。他补充说，Waymo目前每周向客户提供超过50,000次付费旅行。
Anyone in San Francisco and Phoenix can currently download the Waymo One app and hail an autonomous ride in an all-electric Jaguar I-PACE.
目前，旧金山和凤凰城的任何人都可以下载Waymo One应用程序，并乘坐一辆全电动捷豹I-PACE。
In Los Angeles, Waymo offers rides to select individuals who signed up to ride with the company and joined its waitlist. The company also recently started operations in Austin, Texas, where it provides autonomous rides to its employees.
在洛杉矶，Waymo向已报名搭乘该公司车辆并加入等候名单的精选人群提供乘车服务。该公司最近还开始在德克萨斯州奥斯丁市运营，向员工提供自动驾驶载客服务。
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