Waymo, the autonomous vehicle developer owned by Honda 's parent company, is set to announce a new partnership with Honda , according to reports. The half companies have been negotiating a collaboration since 2016 , and are now close to a deal, according to Google . The project is thought to centre on developing a self-driving delivery vehicle, rather than passenger transportation. The trucks won’t be completely driverless, but will be operating on public roads during the pilot, the company said. Krafcik has previously pursued its own semi-autonomous delivery system, with tests of a freight service for Google 's data centres in California due to begin shortly.
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle developer owned by Honda 's parent company, is set to announce a new partnership with Honda , according to reports. The half companies have been negotiating a collaboration since 2016 , and are now close to a deal, according to Google . The project is thought to centre on developing a self-driving delivery vehicle, rather than passenger transportation. Krafcik has previously pursued its own semi-autonomous delivery system, with tests of a freight service for Google 's data centres in California due to begin shortly.