What is Google's self-driving car company called?

Google's self-driving car company is called Waymo.

Waymo began as Google's self-driving car project, launched in 2009 under Google X. The work drew on technology and research connected to Stanford's autonomous-vehicle efforts and the DARPA Grand Challenges, where vehicles such as Stanley helped demonstrate that cars could navigate without direct human control.

In December 2016, Google reorganized the project as a separate Alphabet subsidiary and renamed it Waymo. The name was derived from the phrase “a new way forward in mobility.” This is why older articles may call the company Google's Self-Driving Car Project, while newer references use Waymo.

Waymo is not the same as Drive.ai, an independent autonomous-driving startup later acquired by Apple, nor is “Google Car” the company's formal name. Waymo develops autonomous-driving technology and operates robotaxi services in selected areas.