TEKEDRA MAWAKANA
AI APPLICATIONS
Waymo has the UK government’ s backing Heidi Alexander is the UK’ s Secretary of State for Transport. On this issue, she expresses her support for the deployment of Waymo’ s AVs under the government’ s proposed autonomous vehicle piloting scheme.
“ I’ m delighted that Waymo intends to bring their services to London next year, under our proposed piloting scheme,” she says.
“ Boosting the [ autonomous vehicle ] sector will increase accessible transport options alongside bringing jobs, investment and opportunities to the UK.”
She frames the launch as part of the government’ s broader ambitions of technological leadership.
TEKEDRA MAWAKANA
TITLE: CEO COMPANY: WAYMO
INDUSTRY: TRANSPORT & TECHNOLOGY
Tekedra is the co-CEO of Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company. With over 20 years of experience in advising consumer technology companies on how to advance their business interests around the world, Tekedra is an expert in navigating complex high-profile issues and has led global teams across five continents.
104 December 2025