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Time of India
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Waymo partners with Magna for new vehicle factory in Arizona
Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo said on Monday that it plans to build Jaguar I-PACE and Zeekr vehicles with its autonomous technology at a new plant in Arizona as soon as this year, with Canadian auto parts supplier partner Magna International. Waymo, which started as a small self-driving project within Google in 2009, has expanded slowly but steadily in a tricky autonomous vehicle market that has witnessed several casualties due to soaring investment, tight regulatory requirements and tough technological hurdles. The Mesa, Arizona, factory is a multi-million dollar investment and has created hundreds of jobs, Waymo said in a statement, adding that this is a step towards scaling Waymo One - the company's fully autonomous ride-hailing service. Waymo One is providing more than 250,000 paid passenger trips each week in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin after more than 4 million paid trips in 2024. It plans to add Atlanta and Miami and then Washington, D.C., by 2026. The company plans to build over 2,000 more fully autonomous Jaguar I-PACE vehicles through next year and integrate Waymo's technology on new vehicle platforms, starting with Zeekr RT this year, the statement said. "The Waymo Driver integration plant in Mesa is the epicenter of our future growth plans," said Ryan McNamara, vice president of operations at Waymo.
The Star
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Waymo partners with Magna for new vehicle factory in Arizona
FILE PHOTO: The Waymo logo is displayed during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) -Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo said on Monday that it plans to build Jaguar I-PACE and Zeekr vehicles with its autonomous technology at a new plant in Arizona as soon as this year, with Canadian auto parts supplier partner Magna International. Waymo, which started as a small self-driving project within Google in 2009, has expanded slowly but steadily in a tricky autonomous vehicle market that has witnessed several casualties due to soaring investment, tight regulatory requirements and tough technological hurdles. The Mesa, Arizona, factory is a multi-million dollar investment and has created hundreds of jobs, Waymo said in a statement, adding that this is a step towards scaling Waymo One — the company's fully autonomous ride-hailing service. Waymo One is providing more than 250,000 paid passenger trips each week in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin after more than 4 million paid trips in 2024. It plans to add Atlanta and Miami and then Washington, D.C., by 2026. The company plans to build over 2,000 more fully autonomous Jaguar I-PACE vehicles through next year and integrate Waymo's technology on new vehicle platforms, starting with Zeekr RT this year, the statement said. "The Waymo Driver integration plant in Mesa is the epicenter of our future growth plans," said Ryan McNamara, vice president of operations at Waymo. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
Reuters
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Waymo partners with Magna for new vehicle factory in Arizona
May 5 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab self-driving unit Waymo said on Monday that it plans to build Jaguar I-PACE and Zeekr vehicles with its autonomous technology at a new plant in Arizona as soon as this year, with Canadian auto parts supplier partner Magna International ( opens new tab. Waymo, which started as a small self-driving project within Google in 2009, has expanded slowly but steadily in a tricky autonomous vehicle market that has witnessed several casualties due to soaring investment, tight regulatory requirements and tough technological hurdles. The Mesa, Arizona, factory is a multi-million dollar investment and has created hundreds of jobs, Waymo said in a statement, adding that this is a step towards scaling Waymo One — the company's fully autonomous ride-hailing service. Waymo One is providing more than 250,000 paid passenger trips each week in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin after more than 4 million paid trips in 2024. It plans to add Atlanta and Miami and then Washington, D.C., by 2026. The company plans to build over 2,000 more fully autonomous Jaguar I-PACE vehicles through next year and integrate Waymo's technology on new vehicle platforms, starting with Zeekr RT this year, the statement said. "The Waymo Driver integration plant in Mesa is the epicenter of our future growth plans," said Ryan McNamara, vice president of operations at Waymo.
CNET
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- CNET
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-hailing services in cities all across the country. The Mesa facility also introduces streamlined processes that enable vehicles to be ready for passenger service shortly after production. For instance, vehicles assigned to the Phoenix fleet can begin picking up passengers within 30 minutes of leaving the factory. "The Waymo Driver integration plant in Mesa is the epicenter of our future growth plans," Ryan McNamara, Waymo vice-president of operations, said in the statement. "With our partners at Magna, we've opened a manufacturing site that enables the cost efficiency, flexibility, and capacity to scale our fleet to new heights."
