Waymo is excited to have five proposals in the running for SXSW 2027, from AV storytelling to a panel asking what it will take to address…
Waymo is excited to have five proposals in the running for SXSW 2027, from AV storytelling to a panel asking what it will take to address road crash deaths as the public health crisis it is. Community voting is open now…
Why this matters for talent
Waymo submitting five SXSW 2027 proposals -- ranging from AV storytelling to road safety as a public health issue -- reflects the company's investment in narrative and policy framing at a moment when the AV regulatory environment is still being written. This kind of conference positioning matters for talent: it signals Waymo is building a communications, policy, and public affairs function to match its engineering scale. Waymo has over 385 open roles on the board, including roles on the policy and go-to-market side.
Read the original LinkedIn post. Curated by Larry Sherwood Jr. from company announcements; analysis above is my own.