Fiat Chrysler is supplying Alphabet's self-driving vehicle division, Waymo, with thousands of Pacifica hybrid minivans. Waymo is launching a ride-hailing service in Phoenix this year with plans to expand it to other cities, and is testing self-driving vehicles in 25 cities, the latest being Atlanta. The company has also been working on its own autonomous car technology, which will be used for fleet operations as well as commercial applications. The deal for the additional vehicles followed Uber's November announcement that it would buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo and General Motors' January announcement that it was awaiting approval for a fully autonomous car.
Fiat Chrysler is supplying Alphabet's self-driving vehicle division, Waymo, with thousands of Pacifica hybrid minivans. Waymo is launching a ride-hailing service in Phoenix this year with plans to expand it to other cities, and is testing self-driving vehicles in 25 cities, the latest being Atlanta. Fiat Chrysler previously supplied Waymo with 100 Pacifica minivans for testing in 2016 and a further 500 in 2017. The deal for the additional vehicles followed Uber's November announcement that it would buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo and General Motors' January announcement that it was awaiting approval for a fully autonomous car.