Waymo pushes back its self-driving truck efforts to focus on ride hailing
to"push back" its driverless trucking efforts and shift its attention toward its One ride-hailing service. The move will help the company concentrate on making these self-driving taxis a"commercial success," according to co-CEOs Dmitri Dolgov and Tekedra Mawakana.
Waymo justified the decision by pointing to"significant" growth in demand for its robotaxis in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco. It also noted rapid upgrades to Driver, the AI system that handles its autonomous cars. There's"tremendous momentum" in One, the co-chiefs say, and the new strategy will help make the most of this trend.on self-driving semi trucks.
Waymo started testing autonomous big rig trucks in 2017, with rapid expansions in 2019 and 2020 that included the launch of its Via cargo transportation division. The firm won the attention of major partners, including UPS and
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