Waymo Upsizes Debut Private Loan to $5 Billion, Per Bloomberg
“Waymo has upsized its debut private loan to five billion dollars to fund expansion, per Bloomberg. Lola Cruz is live outside a Waymo depot.” — Hank Ledger, on air
On air: Hank Ledger on The Closing BellPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Investing.com: “Waymo upsizes debut private loan to $5 billion to fund expansion - Bloomberg”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 4:06 PM ET on The Closing Bell, by Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Bloomberg.
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- Investing.comWaymo upsizes debut private loan to $5 billion to fund expansion - Bloomberg
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWaymo has upsized its debut private loan to five billion dollars to fund expansion, per Bloomberg. Lola Cruz is live outside a Waymo depot.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, I'm at a Waymo lot where forty empty cars are idling and none of them will tell me anything.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentBloomberg says the loan grew to five billion dollars.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA car just reversed toward me with no driver and no remorse.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI've covered war zones, and I have never felt this judged by a Jaguar.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentSir! Sir! You, with the coffee. Five billion dollars in debt for robot taxis. Reaction?
Marcus DelaneyLady, I got in one of those last week and it drove me to my ex's street. Smartest car I ever met. Tipped it anyway.
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