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Former Waymo CFO Elisa de Martel joins self-driving startup Wayve

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Elisa de Martel, formerly the CFO of Alphabet's self-driving car company Waymo, has joined the autonomous vehicle startup Wayve. De Martel departed Waymo in January and will be based in Silicon Valley for her new role at Wayve. AI

IMPACT This move could signal Wayve's growth and strategic direction in the competitive autonomous vehicle market.

RANK_REASON This is a personnel move at an AI-adjacent company, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Former Waymo CFO Elisa de Martel joins self-driving startup Wayve

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve Elisa de Martel, who left her position as chief financial officer at Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company

    Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve Elisa de Martel, who left her position as chief financial officer at Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company Waymo in January, will be based out of Silicon Valley. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/form er-waymo-cfo-jumps-to-sel…

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