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Waymo LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy.
Mountain View, California, 94043
United States
(650) 253-0000 
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Waymo began in 2009 as the Google self-driving car project. The company's Waymo Driver uses multiple sensors and machine learning to enable fully autonomous cars and trucks with the goal of improving transportation safety and efficiency. It is testing Waymo One driverless ride-hailing service in several cities, while the Waymo Via business unit has partnered to develop autonomous trucks for cross-country freight and local deliveries.  





Waymo News & Resources

Automated Vehicles (AVs): While skepticism abounds, there’s plenty of forward momentum
While there are several sides to this, and there will most assuredly be major issues to overcome, a tectonic shift is coming.
5 Autonomous Trucking Companies Hauling Along
Robotics companies working on autonomous trucks continue to take on new partnerships as they develop their technologies.
C.H. Robinson and Waymo Via provide an update on autonomous driving technology partnership
Less than eight months after Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson and Mountain View, Calif.-based Waymo Via, the trucking and local delivery unit of autonomous driving technology company Waymo, announced a long-term strategic partnership focused on mutually exploring the practical application of autonomous driving technology in both logistics and supply chains, the companies recently heralded examples of their partnership in action on a 222-mile Texas-based “beer run” lane, from Dallas to Houston, moving Corona and Modelo beer for Constellation Brands.
Waymo and J.B. Hunt Joined by Wayfair in Autonomous Trucking Pilot in Texas
Waymo's pilot with J.B. Hunt is expanding to include the first autonomous freight hauls for Wayfair with the goal of making self-driving transport commercially viable.
Uber Freight and Waymo Via herald new strategic partnership
The companies said that the objective of the partnership is to connect their respective technologies and deploy autonomous trucks at scale on the Uber Freight network, while meshing Waymo’s autonomous driving technology with Uber Freight’s network and marketplace technology.
Waymo to Remove Drivers as Part of San Francisco Autonomous Ride Hailing Tester Program
Waymo Via and C.H. Robinson Plan Multiyear Pilot of Autonomous Trucking
C.H. Robinson and Waymo launch strategic partnership focused on autonomous trucking
Waymo and J.B. Hunt Expand Autonomous Freight Testing in Texas
Waymo Via Expands UPS Partnership to Autonomous Freight With Class 8 Trucks
Waymo and Ryder Partner to Scale Autonomous Truck Maintenance Nationwide
Top 10 Robotics Transactions of June 2021
Waymo Raises $2.5B to Continue Autonomous Vehicle Development
Waymo and J.B. Hunt Collaborate for Autonomous Freight Testing in Texas
NorthShore Care Supply Applies Autonomous Mobile Robots to New Uses
NextGen Supply Chain: Time to pay attention to autonomous vehicles
NextGen Supply Chain: Time to pay attention to autonomous vehicles



 

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