A Waymo self-driving automotive, noticed with a motive force, stops at a pink mild outdoor the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025.
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Alphabet-owned Waymo and Toyota on Tuesday introduced a initial partnership to discover bringing robotaxi tech to personally-owned automobiles.
“The companies will explore how to leverage Waymo’s autonomous technology and Toyota’s vehicle expertise to enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles,” the 2 corporations introduced.
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana mentioned the strategic partnership may just additionally end result within the Google-owned corporate incorporating Toyota’s “vehicles into our ride-hailing fleet.”
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai famous in first-quarter profits closing week that Waymo has no longer fully outlined its long-term industry fashion, and there may be “future optionality around personal ownership” of automobiles provided with Waymo’s self-driving generation.
Waymo is now serving 250,000 paid rides every week are up from 200,000 in February, ahead of Waymo opened in Austin and expanded within the San Francisco Bay Area in March. Waymo, which is a part of Alphabet’s Other Bets section, is already working its industrial, driverless ride-hailing services and products within the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Austin areas.