Waymo announces their 6th-generation autonomous driving system, which boasts improved performance and capabilities while using fewer sensors, leading to a reduced cost. The new system has 13 cameras.
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The CEOs of Waymo, Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, said that their company will now be primarily focused on ride-hailing services, and will be investing their efforts and resources accordingly.
Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous taxi cab service, will be starting its fully autonomous rides in San Fransisco - without a safety driver. The service will initially be available for Waymo's own staff.
Waymo is working with Geely to adapt the Zeekr so it can be fully autonomous. Waymo hopes that its ride-hailing customers will be able to hail an autonomous Zeekr in the coming years.