Waymo, Google Alphabet’s self-driving car company, is teaming up with*Uber’s competitor*Lyft to*develop self-driving car tech. The two companies*confirmed their*partnership*to New York Times, providing little detail regarding what*exactly the partnership entails and what they will be working on.
Waymo Self-Driving Car [h=2]The ever-changing Self-Driving Car landscape!*[/h] Waymo and Lyft have a common competitor in Uber, and that is a strong reason for them to partner together (today). That, of course, doesn’t mean that Waymo doesn’t harbor*plans for its own ride-hailing service. The startup currently*offers an *Early Rider program for the residents of Phoenix metropolitan area, Azirona, USA to try their self-driving cars and provide the Waymo team with feedback. Interestingly, Google*filed for a patent that details how Self-Driving Cars will determine pick-up and drop locations. The patent was filed back in 2015 when Waymo didn’t exist, so it’s highly*possible that it belongs to Waymo today. The partnership with Lyft is a step towards bringing its Self-Driving car tech to the market sooner for Waymo and potentially for a deal down the lane with General Motors, which is a major investor in Lyft. It’s going to be interesting to understand the details of the deal, as more information emerges but the Self-Driving car landscape is changing every day!*Interesting times! The post Waymo and Lyft team up to work together on Self-driving car tech appeared first on Geoawesomeness.
Waymo Self-Driving Car [h=2]The ever-changing Self-Driving Car landscape!*[/h] Waymo and Lyft have a common competitor in Uber, and that is a strong reason for them to partner together (today). That, of course, doesn’t mean that Waymo doesn’t harbor*plans for its own ride-hailing service. The startup currently*offers an *Early Rider program for the residents of Phoenix metropolitan area, Azirona, USA to try their self-driving cars and provide the Waymo team with feedback. Interestingly, Google*filed for a patent that details how Self-Driving Cars will determine pick-up and drop locations. The patent was filed back in 2015 when Waymo didn’t exist, so it’s highly*possible that it belongs to Waymo today. The partnership with Lyft is a step towards bringing its Self-Driving car tech to the market sooner for Waymo and potentially for a deal down the lane with General Motors, which is a major investor in Lyft. It’s going to be interesting to understand the details of the deal, as more information emerges but the Self-Driving car landscape is changing every day!*Interesting times! The post Waymo and Lyft team up to work together on Self-driving car tech appeared first on Geoawesomeness.