John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, speaks during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
When Alphabet Inc’s car unit, Waymo, launches commercially it will have a key weapon in its arsenal: specialised self-driving hardware built in-house.
Waymo unveiled an improved suite of sensors and said it had slashed the cost of the pivotal technology on Jan 8 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. So far, Waymo has cut a deal with one carmaker, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, to outfit vehicles with its full self-driving kit, including hardware and software.
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