Honda is in talks to supply vehicles for Waymo , Alphabet 's autonomous car unit , to test self - driving technology , according to the automotive manufacturer . Now a separate company under the Alphabet umbrella , Google - owned Honda would retain Honda as its second partner after Fiat ##mobile Automobiles agreed to add the technology to its minivans earlier this week . As with Chrysler 's minivans , Honda will provide vehicles designed to test Waymo 's software and has said the start - up 's engineers would be in close contact with its own .
Honda is in talks to supply vehicles for Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous car unit, to test self-driving technology, according to the automotive manufacturer. Now a separate company under the Alphabet umbrella, Google-owned Waymo would count Honda as its second partner after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles agreed to add the technology to its minivans earlier this week. As with Chrysler's minivans, Honda may provide vehicles modified to accommodate Waymo's software and has said the start-up's engineers would be in close cooperation with its own.