Alphabet Class A ( (GOOGL) ) has been popular among investors this week. Here is a recap of the key news on this stock.
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Alphabet Class A’s self-driving unit Waymo has temporarily halted robotaxi freeway rides in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Miami after its vehicles struggled with complex construction zones. Services remain active on surface streets as the company rolls out software updates, following earlier weather-related pauses in Atlanta and San Antonio that underscored the challenge of scaling autonomous driving in real-world conditions.
Despite the operational setbacks and rising public scrutiny, Waymo is still targeting up to one million paid rides per week by 2026 and testing a next‑generation “Ojai” robotaxi, signaling Alphabet’s long-term commitment to the robotaxi market. For Alphabet Class A shareholders, the bigger driver remains AI: the stock is up about 24% year-to-date, analysts rate it a Strong Buy with roughly 10% upside to around $428, and Wall Street increasingly views Alphabet as a key winner in consumer AI, powered by Google Cloud, Gemini, and TPU chips.
In a broader Magnificent 7 context, Alphabet Class A is outpacing Apple this year, with Street forecasts implying higher upside for GOOGL than AAPL. While Apple draws a more cautious Moderate Buy due to valuation concerns, analysts see Alphabet’s AI roadmap and global user reach as stronger catalysts, positioning the stock as a preferred mega-cap play amid volatile markets.