TECHNOLOGY Its parent Alphabet creates independent business Waymo to centralize its efforts…
The Google Car is it dead ? This is not really clear. On Tuesday, the group Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced that it gave its independence to its division in charge of developing the autonomous cars by creating the company Waymo. While the web site The Information says that Google has abandoned the idea to build his own city, without a driver, it seems that the new structure will focus on the technology and partnerships.
According to Bloomberg, Waymo could launch a service of VTC autonomous in partnership with Fiat-Chrysler by the end of 2017, coming to compete with Uber. For at a conference, on Tuesday, the company has nothing to announce.
” This is a sign that the technology is mature “, says John Krafick, the boss of Waymo, who was previously responsible of the project of the technology developed autonomous for about seven years by Google. “We can imagine that our technology can be used in passenger vehicles, car-sharing and public transport, has listed Krafick, the former ceo of Hyundai North America.
a Pioneer in the sector, Google has recently been overcome by Tesla, which builds on a mode of assistance, semi-autonomous, and Uber, which has been testing a fleet of vehicles, in Pittsburgh, with engineers on board able to regain control in the event of a problem.
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