Waymo locks in $5B loan from Blackstone, PIMCO to fuel robotaxi expansion
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Waymo tapping $5B in debt from Blackstone and PIMCO shows robotaxis are graduating from R&D equity burn to infrastructure-style financing. City and fleet operators should read this as a commitment to long-lived deployments—start planning curb space, charging, and regulatory interfaces on a 10-year horizon.
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