Waymo picks Detroit factory for self-driving fleet, to be operational by mid-2019 GlobeBusiness
Waymo, which has been working on self-driving technology for a decade, provided few new details.In March 2018, Waymo said it would diversify the fleet, partnering with Jaguar to produce up to 20,000 vehicles by 2022, able to conduct about 1 million trips per day.
American Axle, with which Waymo is partnering for its Detroit facility, was formed in 1994 when an investment team purchased five plants that General Motors had put up for sale.GM plans to end output at its last Detroit factory next year, after announcing in November a plan to halt production at five North American assembly plants and cut about 15,000 jobs.
Fiat Chrysler, however, said in February it would invest $4.5 billion in five plants and create 6,500 jobs in Michigan. In January, Waymo said it planned to hire engineers, operations experts, fleet coordinators and others to retrofit vehicles with its self-driving technology.Tickers mentioned in this storyDue to technical reasons, we have temporarily removed commenting from our articles. We hope to have this fixed soon. Thank you for your patience.
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