Google’s sister Waymo has set foot in China.
The enterprise Waymo is considered the leading company in the field of autonomous driving – at least according to the Navigant Study. Very soon you plan a robot taxi service in Arizona To start, where you have already gathered some cooperation partners around.
Intel Waymo-minivan. Source: Intel
Such is the car rental advice and the supermarket Walmart with the party – both in the sun-drenched US state of Arizona. With Walmart you have developed a driving service, where you can pick up his groceries after online shopping at selected stores.
China has not yet been the focus, but that will probably change soon. Waymo has now established a branch in China. The local authorities confirm registration of the company in Shanghai.
The approval of the settlement of Waymo in Shanghai was approved in May. The company has a registered capital of 3.5 million yuan there. That equals 440,000 euros. Since it is in a free trade zone, there is no need for a Chinese partner, so that the company is completely in the hands of the parent company Alphabet.
The registration of Waymo in China Serve business consulting, development of design, testing and establishment of autonomous vehicles. Kevin Bradley has been named Vosen as Managing Director of the Shanghai based company.
Shanghai with the free trade zone attracts more and more investors. So has lately too Tesla announced that they will open a factory in China. Also Mercedes Benz already drove through the city of Shanghai, but mainly tests in Peking,
Waymo also wants to gain a foothold in Europe and has already been tested in Italy carried out. The country became the cooperation partner Fiat-Chrysler selected.
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