Waymo Expands Self-Driving Fleet with New US Manufacturing Facility

Table of Contents Waymo Expands Self-Driving Fleet with New US Manufacturing Facility Self-driving tech company Waymo announced Monday that it is significantly expanding its autonomous vehicle operations in the US with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Mesa, Ariz. Currently, Waymo operates over 1,500 autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, Tex., completing more than 250,000 paid trips per week. With the new Mesa facility, the company plans to add 2,000 more vehicles to its fleet by 2026, and expand to cities like Atlanta, Miami and Washington, DC. Read More: Watch Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Navigate a Freeway This 239,000-square-foot plant, developed in partnership with Magna, will retrofit Jaguar I-PACE electric SUVs with Waymo's sixth-generation autonomous driving technology, known as the Waymo Driver. The facility is expected to produce thousands of vehicles annually, accelerating Waymo's mission to provide fully autonomous ride-hailin ... Read full article.