# Waymo founder

entity: /record/waymo.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/waymo/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-07  

As of November 7, 2026, Waymo's founder on the AsOf record is Sebastian Thrun, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (mobility21.cmu.edu and thenextweb.com). The record holds 2 claims on Waymo's founder, 2 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-07.

- [Waymo](/record/waymo.md) | founder | Sebastian Thrun | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_397BF8EAEA68](/claim/clm_397BF8EAEA68.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15330, https://mobility21.cmu.edu/sebastian-thrun-the-godfather-of-the-self-driving-car-industry-explains-how-larry-page-taught-him-to-be-a-visionary-not-just-an-expert/, https://thenextweb.com/news/sebastian-thrun-dulo-stealth-robotics-startup

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Waymo](/record/waymo.md) | founder | Sebastian Thrun | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_397BF8EAEA68](/claim/clm_397BF8EAEA68.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15330, https://mobility21.cmu.edu/sebastian-thrun-the-godfather-of-the-self-driving-car-industry-explains-how-larry-page-taught-him-to-be-a-visionary-not-just-an-expert/, https://thenextweb.com/news/sebastian-thrun-dulo-stealth-robotics-startup
- [Waymo](/record/waymo.md) | founder | Anthony Levandowski | valid undated to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_BCBC8007F5C3](/claim/clm_BCBC8007F5C3.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15330, https://techcrunch.com/tag/waymo/page/12

## Questions this record answers

### What is Waymo's current founder?

Sebastian Thrun, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (mobility21.cmu.edu and thenextweb.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 7, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.80).


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/waymo/founder (this fact) · /v1/entities/waymo?predicates=founder (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: timeline(entity: "waymo", predicates: ["founder"]) for every dated value · fetch(id: "/record/waymo/founder.md") for this page
- Entity twin: /record/waymo.md · timeline: /timelines/waymo.md

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