Google’s self-driving cars spin out into new company called Waymo
Dec13
Google will no longer be making a self-driving car. But Waymo will. Basically, the self-driving unit at Google X, previously codenamed Chauffeur, has now spun out into its own independent company under the Alphabet umbrella. New Waymo CEO Jon Krafcik made the announcement today at a press event in Califronia. Krafcik: New company name: Waymo, “self driving tech company with mission to make it safe for people and things to get around” — Marco della Cava (@marcodellacava) December 13, 2016 As TechCrunch points out, Google’s car unit had recently been shifting its executives from research towards experienced business leaders. Krafcik…
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