Alphabet’s Waymo Said to Expand Self-Driving Chrysler Fleet
- Additional autonomous vehicles are for ride-hailing network
- Waymo CEO John Krafcik set to kick off Detroit Auto Show
Race To Build Self-Driving Cars Accelerates
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Alphabet Inc. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are doubling down on their self-driving partnership, adding about 100 more Pacifica Hybrid minivans to an autonomous fleet first announced in May, according to people familiar with the decision.
Last month, the two companies announced the production of the initial 100 minivans, vehicles equipped with the technology developed by Waymo, the new Alphabet company formed from its Google car project. Waymo plans to roughly double the number this year, said the people who asked not to be identified because the terms aren’t public.