Google and the Auto Industry
From BigTechWiki
Revision as of 20:35, 11 February 2022 by Btw admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Google had the most investment in autonomous vehicles of any Big Tech company. * VSI Labs said “no company has more in the game than Google (Waymo) with massive fleets, deployments, investments and software expertise.” * Google’s Android operating system was widespread in cars, with a Berylls analysis showing that within a few years of 2020, Google’s smartphone mirroring extended to some 80% of global car sales. * Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving...")
- Google had the most investment in autonomous vehicles of any Big Tech company.
- VSI Labs said “no company has more in the game than Google (Waymo) with massive fleets, deployments, investments and software expertise.”
- Google’s Android operating system was widespread in cars, with a Berylls analysis showing that within a few years of 2020, Google’s smartphone mirroring extended to some 80% of global car sales.
- Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving project which became independent under Alphabet in 2017, was in talks in June 2021 to raise as much as $4 billion to accelerate AV efforts. In 2020, Waymo tested self-driving trucks in New Mexico and Texas.
