Waymo, Alphabet’s Self-Driving Unit, Steers Into China

Waymo is setting up shop in Shanghai, giving parent company Alphabet Inc. a foothold in China as it considers rebooting its Google search engine behind the Great Firewall.

Waymo, a leading player in the global race to develop driverless cars, opened an office in Shanghai’s free trade zone, according to a filing with China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, a business-registration website.