Google and Waymo’s Initiatives for Autonomous Driving

Proprietary development of LiDAR, construction of platform through large volumes of driving data

2018/12/27

Table of contents

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?)

Summary

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.

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