{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/is-waymo-a-bust/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Is Waymo a Bust?","slug":"is-waymo-a-bust","createdLocal":"2021-05-26 14:30:52.635970","publishDate":"2021-05-26 00:00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/26/is-waymo-a-bust/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Although the stock of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is up a healthy 34% on the year, its self-driving-car unit, Waymo, has had a bit of a rocky start to 2021.\nSo, should Alphabet investors chalk up Waymo as a bust?\nHow Waymo got to this pointKrafcik had initially come on board as CEO of Waymo back in 2015, six years after Alphabet's self-driving \"moonshot\" research project kicked off in 2009.\nWaymo has also now pivoted to promote longtime technical director Dmitri Dolgov and policy director Tekedra Mawakana to co-CEO positions.\nIn another positive for shareholders, it doesn't appear the market is giving much value to the Waymo unit anyway.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"is-waymo-a-bust"}}}