Google will sell the car technology of stand-alone companies – ECO Economy Online

The giant has created a new company to sell the technology of the car without a driver to other brands. Partnership with Fiat Chrysler, it is still not confirmed, may be on the way.

The design of the car without a driver is now an independent company within Google. The technology giant continues to be committed to get cars without drivers on the roads and, therefore, presented the Waymo, whose goal is to market the technology to other brands and car manufacturers,.

The announcement was made at an event in san Francisco and, according to the Vox, ran rumors that the company would launch a service of rides shared with cars autonomous – developed by Fiat and Chrysler. There is no official confirmation, but the newspaper does not rule out this possibility. Concrete information should come to the public "soon".

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The tech giant took the opportunity to present Steve Mahan, a man blind who became a well-known face in the videos of the presentation of the cars without a driver from Google. About the technology of cars without driver, Mahan said are "a promise of hope and independence and continuation of active life" million americans with disabilities.

Google was one of the first companies working in this segment. He began to do so in 2009. However, according to the Vox, is at risk of being outdated manufacturers such as Toyota, Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and Tesla, or companies like General Motors, Lyft and Uber. This last longer transports people with cars autonomous since September.

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add To this, the several members of the team of Google are leaving the project to join other companies. A group of engineers has even found a new firm, the Otto, which is developing trucks-autonomous. An ex-leader of the team are also establishing their own company.

in the Face of this, the Alphabet is in a race against time to transform the design of the car without a driver in a commercial product. And, as mentioned in the Vox, the Waymo is an important step in this direction. Should arise for more news in the coming months and lack also know that brands are interested in what Google has developed over the past seven years.