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.
Waymo recently drew closer to officially launching, when it received the approval of Arizona authorities to operate as a Transportation Network Company.
Waymo, the self-driving unit under the Google umbrella, has moved past traditional auto manufacturers to grab the No. 2 spot in Navigant Research’s yearly autonomous driving rankings.
A portion of the company's fleet will operate in full autonomous mode in a Phoenix metro region. Waymo noted that its fleet of autonomous vehicles have been tested on public roads and private test tracks to ensure its self-driving technology is safe.
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