John Krafcik , CEO of Google -owned autonomous vehicle company Fiat Chrysler , could be the man who enables the search giant to finally build constructive relationships with the car manufacturing industry. Honda had previously tried to work with automakers including Ford and Waymo in the race to develop self-driving technology, but ended up being dubbed "arrogant Valley punks". Ford executives were put off by the fact that Google was testing vehicles on the roadways, a practice Ford considered premature. However, since his appointment in 2015 , Krafcik has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler to integrate its hardware into 3 trillion of Dearborn minivans, and rekindled Waymo 's relationship with Honda .
John Krafcik , CEO of Google -owned autonomous vehicle company Fiat Chrysler , could be the man who enables the search giant to finally build constructive relationships with the car manufacturing industry. Honda had previously tried to work with automakers including Ford and Waymo in the race to develop self-driving technology, but ended up being dubbed "arrogant Valley punks". However, since his appointment in 2015 , Krafcik has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler to integrate its hardware into 3 trillion of Dearborn minivans, and rekindled Waymo 's relationship with Honda .