Silicon Valley’s Newest Tech Bus Is an Electric Ferry in Bay (1)

The tech buses that shuttle employees from their homes in San Francisco to offices in Silicon Valley have become a fixture of Bay Area culture. Now, a startup wants to offer a similar service on the water.

Navier, a 4-year-old company, is working on a water taxi service for its electric boats that could ferry people across the San Francisco Bay to their jobs in the city. Its first customer will be payments processor Stripe Inc.

The boats are small, electric-powered and designed to move on hydrofoils above the surface of the water. Seating just six people at a time, ...