FBN’s Liz Claman interviews Waymo CEO John Krafcik while riding in a driverless car.
Fiat Chrysler Automotive will work with Google’s autonomous technology company Waymo to develop an autonomous delivery van.
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The announcement was made Wednesday on the Waymo blog. The two companies will create a commercial vehicle based on Fiat Chrystler’s Ram ProMaster line of vans, which had its latest debut model on March 4.
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“[Fiat Chrysler Automotive] It was our first OEM partner, and we have come a long way together. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans were the first vehicles in our Waymo One fleet and, guided by the Waymo Driver, they have now safely and reliably driven more fully autonomous miles than any other vehicle on the planet, “said Waymo CEO John Krafcik in a statement. “Today, we are expanding our partnership with FCA with Waymo Driver as the exclusive L4 autonomy solution for this global automotive company.”
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Together, we will introduce the Waymo Driver across the entire FCA brand portfolio, opening new frontiers for passenger transportation, commercial delivery and personal use vehicles worldwide, “he added.
In addition, Waymo noted that Fiat Chrysler is its “preferred partner” and that the two companies are developing and testing L4 autonomous light commercial vehicles, which include the Waymo Via truck division.
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Fiat Chrysler intends to implement Waymo’s autonomous technology across its entire product portfolio, according to Italian automaker CEO Mike Manley.
The “partnership is setting the pace for safe and sustainable mobility solutions that will help define the automotive world for years and decades to come,” said Manley.
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Waymo plans to expand its technology beyond trucking and local delivery for private transportation and personal car ownership.
