Google and Waymo’s Initiatives for Autonomous Driving
Proprietary development of LiDAR, construction of platform through large volumes of driving data
2018/12/27
- Summary
- A history of Google’s autonomous driving technology development
- Waymo’s true intent: An autonomous driving platform
- Proprietary development of sensor hardware
- Efforts relating to autonomous driving
- Google/Waymo’s vision of a world with autonomous driving
- Google’s true intent: Online to Offline (O2O) business
- Alphabet’s organizational structure (why was Alphabet established?)
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| Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (Waymo Taxi) Taxi dispatching service utilizing autonomous driving vehicles (Source: Waymo) |
When speaking of connectivity in the automobile industry, the existence of IT companies has become impossible to ignore. However, it is also true that there is fear and concern about IT companies entering the automobile industry.
Of the many IT companies, Google is making particularly active strides to join the automobile industry. The last report explained its services and reasons for showing interest in the automobile industry. This report will speculate on the true purpose behind Google/Waymo’s development of autonomous vehicles.
Related reports:
Google’s linking of the IT and automotive industries (Dec. 2018)
FCA 2018-2022 Business Plan to renew portfolios of Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ram (Aug. 2018)
GM, Google-Waymo to launch driverless cars for ride sharing in 2019 (Feb. 2018)