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Mountain View, CA

2026 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Semantics

Internship
Transportation & Infrastructure
Data / Analytics
Posted:
December 28, 2025

Waymo

Autonomous car and technology developer
68.8
Palpable Score
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Machine Learning models are at the core of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our models allow the Waymo Driver to perceive the world around it, make the right decision for every situation, and deliver people safely to their destinations. We think deeply and solve complex technical challenges in areas like perception, planning and control while collaborating with hardware and systems engineers. If you're curious and passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving, we'd like to meet you.

Waymo interns work with leaders in the industry on projects that deliver significant impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skillset. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!

This internship will be based on-site at our headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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About the company

Waymo

Company overview
Waymo is an autonomous driving company that builds the Waymo Driver and operates commercial robotaxi services under Waymo One. Waymo focuses on deploying fully autonomous ride-hailing in selected cities while continuing to develop perception, planning, simulation, and fleet operations systems. Waymo sits within Alphabet and works across software, hardware, and operations to run real-world driverless fleets. Waymo also publishes regular updates on service expansion and safety and technology progress.

Locations and presence

Waymo is headquartered in Mountain View, with major U.S. presence tied to engineering hubs and fleet operations, and active rider service in places like the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, and Atlanta. Waymo also advertises a hybrid work model with some remote opportunities depending on role and team.

Palpable Score

68.8
/ 100
Waymo scores best on pay competitiveness and the presence of paid internships that look like real work rather than shadowing, with public materials describing intern projects and community programming. The biggest constraint is direct entry-level access into full-time roles, which is less visible than internships, plus mixed public signals on internship conversion timing and certainty during periods of organizational change.
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