Company, United States
Waymo
Part of Google.
Statistics
- People here now
- 4
- People ever
- 6
- Citations of current people
- 216,481
- Median h-index of current people
- 41
Our research follows 2,828 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 2 of the 4 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 15 October 2026.
We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at Waymo. Through 2025, we estimate a peak of 4 people in 2018–2021. With 4 people here now, the group is tied for 14th among companies.
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Waymo from 2016 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 15 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
A summary of current people at Waymo. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Builders2
- Research2
Current affiliations
- Waymo4
Top profile topics
- autonomous driving2
- computer vision2
- ai commercialization1
- autonomous vehicles1
- machine learning1
Birth countries
Known for 0 of 4 people now.
No birth countries are recorded.
Median birth year
No known birth years
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 15 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Builders | 2 |
| Role | Research | 2 |
| Current affiliation | Waymo | 4 |
| Profile topic | autonomous driving | 2 |
| Profile topic | computer vision | 2 |
| Profile topic | ai commercialization | 1 |
| Profile topic | autonomous vehicles | 1 |
| Profile topic | machine learning | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 4 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
A table compares Waymo with 3599 organizations and 1423 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
4 people
People ever
6 people
Combined h-index of people now
82 across 2 people
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 15 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 4 | tied for 110th of 3,599 | tied for 14th of 1,423 |
| People ever | 6 | tied for 331st of 3,599 | tied for 35th of 1,423 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 82 (2 people) | tied for 338th of 831 | tied for 55th of 233 |
People here now
People with former affiliations
- John KrafcikNow at Rivian Automotive, Inc.
- Vijay VasudevanNow at Mintive