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Waymo has introduced that the corporate is focusing its efforts and investments on its autonomous ride-hailing service and pushing again the timeline of its business and operational trucking efforts. 

The corporate nonetheless plans to proceed to collaborate with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) to advance the technical growth of an autonomous trucking platform. The corporate will observe by with the platform investments it has made to create a redundant chassis to facilitate autonomous trucking. 

Moreover, Waymo nonetheless plans to convey collectively its autonomous expertise with DTNA’s autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia platform and proceed exploring the potential of future platforms. 

The corporate didn’t present any particulars about any of its different partnerships that focus on Waymo By way of, its autonomous trucking platform. For instance, final 12 months Waymo introduced a partnership with Uber Freight to attach its expertise with Uber’s platform and deploy autonomous vehicles throughout Uber’s community. It additionally established a partnership to maneuver items with C.H. Robinson in late 2022. 

On the ride-hailing facet of issues, Waymo has been increasing its platform quickly. In Might of this 12 months, Waymo introduced its robotaxis could be out there to hair by the Uber app, and earlier that month it doubled its service space in Phoenix and San Francisco. 

In February of this 12 months, Waymo began absolutely driverless testing in Los Angeles, making it the third metropolis to see driverless Waymo automobiles. And late final 12 months, it started providing autonomous rides from downtown Phoenix to the Phoenix airport. 

This momentum is what made the corporate resolve to deal with ride-hailing and let autonomous trucking keep on the sidelines for now. The corporate is iterating extra rapidly than ever on its expertise by pushing ahead state-of-the-art AI and machine studying and has seen vital enterprise development and rider demand in San Francisco, Phoenix, and LA.

With alternatives to assemble info in three totally different cities, Waymo’s autonomous driver is studying sooner than ever. The corporate nonetheless has long-term plans to combine its driver with quite a lot of automobile platforms and business purposes, together with ride-hailing, trucking, native supply, and private automobile possession.