Ahead Of Tesla Robotaxi Event, Alphabet's Waymo Partners With Hyundai For Autonomous Taxi Expansion
Ahead Of Tesla Robotaxi Event, Alphabet's Waymo Partners With Hyundai For Autonomous Taxi Expansion
On Friday, Hyundai Motor Company (OTC:HYMTF) and Waymo by Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced in a joint statement that they have entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration. The initial phase involves integrating Waymo's sixth-generation autonomous technology, known as the "Waymo Driver," into Hyundai's all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV.
週五，現代汽車公司（場外交易代碼：HYMTF）和谷歌母公司Alphabet Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOG）（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOG）的Waymo在一份聯合聲明中宣佈，他們已經開始了爲期多年的戰略合作。初始階段包括將Waymo的第六代自動駕駛技術，即 「Waymo Driver」，集成到現代汽車的全電動IONIQ 5 SUV中。
What Happened: The IONIQ 5 vehicles will be manufactured at Hyundai's new EV facility in Georgia and will join the Waymo One fleet. The companies aim to produce a significant volume of these vehicles over several years to support Waymo One's expansion. Testing of the Waymo-enabled IONIQ 5 is expected to commence by late 2025, with availability to riders following in subsequent years, according to PRNewswire.
發生了什麼：IONIQ 5汽車將在現代汽車位於佐治亞州的新電動汽車工廠生產，並將加入Waymo One車隊。兩家公司的目標是在幾年內大量生產這些汽車，以支持Waymo One的擴張。據美通社報道，支持Waymo的IONIQ 5的測試預計將於2025年底開始，隨後幾年將面向乘客上市。
Waymo's co-CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, highlighting Hyundai's commitment to sustainability and electric vehicles. José Muñoz, president and global COO of Hyundai, emphasized the shared vision of enhancing safety, efficiency, and convenience in transportation. The collaboration marks the beginning of further joint efforts between the two companies.
Waymo的聯席首席執行官Tekedra Mawakana對合作夥伴關係表示了熱情，強調了現代汽車對可持續發展和電動汽車的承諾。現代汽車總裁兼全球首席運營官何塞·穆諾茲強調了提高交通安全、效率和便利性的共同願景。此次合作標誌着兩家公司開始進一步合作。
Chang Song, President of Hyundai's Advanced Vehicle Platform Division, noted that the partnership aligns with Hyundai's autonomous vehicle foundry initiative, which aims to support global autonomous driving companies with advanced vehicles.
現代汽車高級車輛平台部總裁張松指出，該合作伙伴關係符合現代汽車的自動駕駛汽車鑄造計劃，該計劃旨在爲全球自動駕駛公司提供先進的汽車。
The announcement comes ahead of Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Robotaxi event slated for Oct. 10 where CEO Elon Musk is expected to reveal three vehicles.
該公告是在特斯拉（納斯達克股票代碼：TSLA）定於10月10日舉行的Robotaxi活動之前發佈的，預計首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克將在該活動上發佈三款汽車。
Why It Matters: The collaboration between Hyundai and Waymo signifies a significant step in the autonomous vehicle industry. This comes at a time when Waymo's expansion into autonomous ride-hailing services is gaining momentum. In a recent partnership with Uber, Waymo plans to launch autonomous ride-hailing services in Austin and Atlanta by early 2025. This collaboration will involve Uber managing a fleet of Waymo's fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles.
爲何重要：現代與Waymo之間的合作標誌着自動駕駛汽車行業邁出了重要的一步。這是在Waymo向自動叫車服務的擴張勢頭增強之際發生的。在最近與優步的合作中，Waymo計劃在2025年初之前在奧斯汀和亞特蘭大推出自動叫車服務。這項合作將涉及優步管理一支由Waymo的全自動駕駛全電動捷豹I-PACE汽車組成的車隊。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Pooja Rajkumari
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