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Honda, Waymo in Talks About Self-Driving Cars
Honda Motor Co.’s research and development operation has begun “formal discussions” with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo subsidiary to explore how the two companies could collaborate on self-driving vehicles.
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Honda Motor Co.’s research and development operation has begun “formal discussions” with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo subsidiary to explore how the two companies can collaborate on self-driving vehicles.
The potential partnership would integrate Waymo's fully self-driving sensors, software and computing platform into future Honda vehicles. These vehicles would join Waymo's existing fleet—30 of its own “Koala” cars and 100 specially equipped Chrysler Pacifica minivans—that are being tested in four U.S. cities.
Honda says a technical collaboration with Waymo also would allow its r&d staff to explore other unspecified approaches to commercialize autonomous vehicles. Honda plans to introduce vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities on public roads by about 2020.
Alphabet created Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project) earlier this month. The subsidiary, which has been developing self-driving technology for seven years, plans to launch a ride-sharing service with the Pacifica, starting with a semiautonomous version of the minivan by the end of 2017. The tech company has no plans to produce its own vehicles.
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