Ahead Of Tesla Robotaxi Event, Alphabet's Waymo Partners With Hyundai For Autonomous Taxi Expansion
Ahead Of Tesla Robotaxi Event, Alphabet's Waymo Partners With Hyundai For Autonomous Taxi Expansion
On Friday, Hyundai Motor Company (OTC:HYMTF) and Waymo by Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced in a joint statement that they have entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration. The initial phase involves integrating Waymo's sixth-generation autonomous technology, known as the "Waymo Driver," into Hyundai's all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV.
上週五，現代汽車公司（場外交易: HYMTF）和Google母公司Alphabet Inc.（納斯達克: GOOGL）（納斯達克: GOOG）在一份聯合聲明中宣佈，它們已經進入了爲期多年的戰略合作。初始階段涉及將Waymo的第六代自動駕駛技術「Waymo Driver」整合到現代全新純電動IONIQ 5 SUV中。
What Happened: The IONIQ 5 vehicles will be manufactured at Hyundai's new EV facility in Georgia and will join the Waymo One fleet. The companies aim to produce a significant volume of these vehicles over several years to support Waymo One's expansion. Testing of the Waymo-enabled IONIQ 5 is expected to commence by late 2025, with availability to riders following in subsequent years, according to PRNewswire.
發生了什麼：IONIQ 5車輛將在現代位於喬治亞州的新電動汽車設施中生產，並將加入Waymo One車隊。兩家公司計劃在未來幾年生產大量這些車輛，以支持Waymo One的擴張。根據PRNewswire的報道，預計Waymo-enabled IONIQ 5的測試將於2025年底開始，隨後幾年將向乘客提供服務。
Waymo's co-CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, highlighting Hyundai's commitment to sustainability and electric vehicles. José Muñoz, president and global COO of Hyundai, emphasized the shared vision of enhancing safety, efficiency, and convenience in transportation. The collaboration marks the beginning of further joint efforts between the two companies.
Waymo的聯席首席執行官Tekedra Mawakana對合作表示了熱情，並強調了現代對可持續發展和新能源車的承諾。現代全球首席運營官何塞·穆尼奧斯強調了提高運輸安全、效率和便利性的共同願景。這次合作標誌着兩家公司進一步聯合努力的開始。
Chang Song, President of Hyundai's Advanced Vehicle Platform Division, noted that the partnership aligns with Hyundai's autonomous vehicle foundry initiative, which aims to support global autonomous driving companies with advanced vehicles.
現代高級車輛平台部門總裁常松指出，這一合作符合現代自動駕駛汽車鑄造計劃的倡議，旨在通過先進車輛支持全球自動駕駛公司。
The announcement comes ahead of Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Robotaxi event slated for Oct. 10 where CEO Elon Musk is expected to reveal three vehicles.
此前特斯拉（納斯達克：TSLA）宣佈將於10月10日舉行Robotaxi活動，行長埃隆·馬斯克預計將揭開三款車型的面紗。
Why It Matters: The collaboration between Hyundai and Waymo signifies a significant step in the autonomous vehicle industry. This comes at a time when Waymo's expansion into autonomous ride-hailing services is gaining momentum. In a recent partnership with Uber, Waymo plans to launch autonomous ride-hailing services in Austin and Atlanta by early 2025. This collaboration will involve Uber managing a fleet of Waymo's fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles.
爲什麼重要：現代和Waymo之間的合作標誌着自動駕駛汽車行業邁出了重要的一步。這發生在Waymo擴展進入自動駕駛網約車服務正蓬勃發展的時候。在最近與Uber達成的合作中，Waymo計劃在2025年初在奧斯汀和亞特蘭大推出自動駕駛網約車服務。該合作將涉及Uber管理Waymo的全自動電動Jaguar I-PACE車隊。
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