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Timothy B. Lee
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Waymo is just starting to roll out its sixth-generation vehicles based on Chinese-made Zeekr vehicles. That was becoming untenable given the geopolitical situation and high tariffs on Chinese cars, so I expect Waymo to transition to these Hyundia cars as quickly as possible.
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We’re excited to announce a new partnership with @Hyundai_Global to integrate our fully autonomous tech into Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 for our Waymo One fleet. waymo.com/blog/2024/10/w
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Timothy B. Lee
@binarybits
Waymo's current fleet is based on the Jaguar I-Pace. In an interview with me yesterday, Waymo CEO Dmitri Dolgov said the company would continue to use these vehicles "for the foreseeable future," and expected to "grow the fleet" of Jaguar-based Waymos "quite significantly."
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I'd like to see them deploy the zeekrs internationally. Too much work done to abandon the platform. Could be driving around Dubai next month.
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