Uber, Waymo Team Up to Accelerate Future of Driverless Trucks
The world of business sometimes gives us the most unlikely partnerships, the latest example is the future joint project between Uber and Waymo concerning Driverless Trucks.
The rocky history between Uber and Waymo is not a secret, but common interest has led the two companies to combine their efforts into a joint venture in new emerging technology.
The long-term strategic partnership aims to accelerate the development of driverless truck technology for freight applications and launch it into the real world in the near future.
Since 2017, the two companies have been embroiled in endless lawsuits sparked by accusations of intellectual property theft. In the end, Uber had to shut down its related sensors development project.
All of that is over now, the project details include the combination of Waymo's self-driving trucks and Uber Freight – a logistics service that matches drivers with goods in need of transit.
joining Waymo’s strong technology portfolio with Uber’s scale. will facilitate and increase the efficiency of logistics companies especially those who envisage relying on driverless trucks in the near future.
Uber’s press release elaborated on this point “Carriers that purchase trucks equipped with the Waymo Driver (autonomous technology) in the future will be able to opt into Uber Freight’s marketplace through user-friendly applications letting them seamlessly deploy their autonomous assets on the Uber Freight network.”
In the end, it is heartwarming to see how business and technology can unite bitter enemies.
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