Toyota, Waymo explore collaboration to speed up self-driving tech


FILE PHOTO: Customers enter a Waymo driverless taxi at Union Square in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor and Alphabet's Waymo said on Wednesday they will explore collaborating on the development of a new autonomous vehicle platform and ways to enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles (POVs).

Toyota will build the platform, which will be deployed in Waymo's autonomous vehicle fleet, a Waymo spokesperson said. The companies will also explore how they can leverage Waymo's AV technology for Toyota's POVs, the spokesperson added.

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