Krafcik steps down as CEO of autonomous driving leader Waymo

Waymo CEO John Krafcik stepped down Friday from leading the recognized autonomous driving leader that operates a ride-hailing robo taxi service near Phoenix and is developing self-driving Class 8 trucks.

The surprise announcement came via a blog post Krafcik wrote on the company’s website. He said it was time to move on to new challenges after five and a half years overseeing explosive growth, making Waymo an independent subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and raising $3.25...

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