Former Waymo CFO Joins Self-Driving Startup Wayve

Elisa de Martel, who left her role as chief financial officer at Alphabet's Waymo in January, has joined self-driving startup Wayve and will be based in Silicon Valley. The move brings deep financial expertise from a market leader to a smaller competitor.

🐿️ Wayve's hire of a seasoned Waymo executive signals its intent to scale operations and challenge rival autonomous vehicle companies in the race for commercial deployment.