"The two companies announced a "strategic partnership" last year and said deploying self-driving Ioniq 5s would be the first step. The cars are built at Hyundai's new Metaplant in Georgia, then outfitted with Waymo's driverless hardware and software. That suite of tech includes 13 cameras, four lidar sensors, 6 radars and an array of microphones."
"Waymo started out with autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivans before phasing those out in favor of the electric Jaguar I-Pace. Now Waymo is getting ready to introduce its next slate of vehicles. (The I-Pace has been discontinued, so the Alphabet-owned firm has to look at alternatives.) It plans to introduce a custom-built shuttle from Zeekr, a Chinese manufacturer. It's already been testing those around the country."
""In the future state, we're going to have tiers of products available," she said. "There's going to be people who want the date night experience. That's going to be different than the people who have the soccer team experience. And so we are thinking about these as product offerings over time." In Europe, she noted, Waymo will need a "small vehicle form factor.""
Hyundai Ioniq 5s outfitted with Waymo's sixth-generation autonomous driving technology began manual on-road testing in San Francisco. The vehicles are built at Hyundai's Metaplant in Georgia and then receive Waymo's driverless hardware and software, including 13 cameras, four lidar sensors, six radars and multiple microphones. Waymo previously used Chrysler Pacifica minivans and electric Jaguar I-Paces and is preparing new vehicle types after the I-Pace was discontinued. A custom-built Zeekr shuttle has also been under testing. Waymo plans multiple form factors to match use cases such as date-night or group transport and expects smaller vehicles for Europe.
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