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Waymo Partners With Jaguar for 20,000 Self-Driving Electric SUVs

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday March 28 2018, @12:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the pronounced-jag-u-ar dept.

takyon writes:

Waymo and Jaguar will build up to 20,000 self-driving electric SUVs

Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover have inked a deal that will add tens of thousands of all-electric I-Pace SUVs to the Alphabet unit's growing lineup of self-driving taxis. The I-Pace, which made its global debut earlier this month, is not as much of a people-mover as Waymo's Chrysler Pacifica minivans, but it will serve as a more high-end ride for those willing to pay a premium for their driverless transportation.

The first prototype I-Pace with Waymo's self-driving technology will hit the road for public testing at the end of 2018, and officially become part of Waymo's commercial ride-hailing service starting in 2020. Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover's engineers will work in tandem to build these cars to be self-driving from the start, rather than retrofitting them after they come off the assembly line. Long-term, the companies say they plan to build up to 20,000 vehicles in the first two years of production, with the goal of serving a potential 1 million trips a day. It's unclear how much money would be trading hands under the deal.

They're coming for Tesla!

Related: Waymo Orders Thousands More Chrysler Pacifica Minivans for Driverless Fleet
Google/Waymo Announces Testing of Self-Driving Trucks in Atlanta, Georgia

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:27AM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:27AM (#659296) Journal

    Google/Waymo could be in a far better position to deploy safe driverless cars.

    Could. Will it?
    Are 2 years enough to answer to this question?

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by takyon on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:40AM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:40AM (#659304) Journal

    Look at TFA. Google is laying down the cash. They are going for it. You just have to sit back, relax, and enjoy the deaths show.

    Also, I habitually use "weasel words" like "could" now.

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    • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by c0lo on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:49AM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:49AM (#659311) Journal

      You just have to sit back, relax, and enjoy the deaths horror show.

      Also, I habitually use "weasel wise words" like "could" now.

      FTFY 👍

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  • (Score: 2) by tonyPick on Wednesday March 28 2018, @06:01AM

    by tonyPick (1237) on Wednesday March 28 2018, @06:01AM (#659367) Homepage Journal

    Are 2 years enough to answer to this question?

    Two years to deploy a general function AI of near-human capability?

    I'm guessing no.