Google's self-driving car company announced in January the company's interest to build a factory in the Southeast Michigan area for autonomous vehicles.
An unnamed source close to the matter said three car-markers as well as Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving unit allegedly were in talks of making driverless taxis.
Waymo has announced a pilot program with many of the country’s biggest companies, including Walmart and car sales chain Autonation, with the goal of making its autonomous test vehicles available to a wide swath of customers.
Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous car company announced Thursday that it is significantly ramping up its partnership with Fiat Chrysler, and over time will add up to 62,000 Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its fleet.
Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk recently announced that the auto manufacturer is in the process of flattening its management structure during its reorganization.
Self-driving vehicle startup Aurora has opened eyes throughout much of the auto industry because it has changed the trend of automakers being hesitant to bring Silicon Valley companies into the fold.
