John F. Krafcik was the CEO of Waymo from 2015 to 2021. Krafcik was the former president of TrueCar and president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America. He was named CEO of Google's self-driving car project in September 2015. From Wikipedia
Industry veterans and regulators question the legitimacy of Tesla’s invite-only ride service over onboard supervisors and missing California permits.