The head of Waymo, John Krafcik, also spoke at the IAA. It is planned to promote the automation of trucks.
At the IAA first spoke the CEO of Waymo, John Krafcik, Only in the connection spoke the Chancellor Angela Merkel.
John Krafcik promoted autonomous driving and Waymo’s method of implementation. He began with the benefits of technology: increasing traffic safety and integrating technology. Then he turned to the history of development and what needs to be considered. He also said that you want to use minivans and SUVs.
He put a special emphasis on autonomous driving in the commercial vehicle sector. That Waymo tinkering with the autonomous truck is well known. You are not alone with that, many industry participants – including the IT companies and startups – are interested in the realization of this. Yes, even Uber researched this, but what you do now set The lack of truck-drivers driving the benefits of a 24/7 truck and the resulting increase in capacity utilization are the incentives to do so. At Waymo, however, they took their time, as they concentrate on the robot taxi service. But since May test it again. In addition, Krafcik underlined that the trust This is a basic requirement for the establishment of technology and that the industry is required to reach people here. That was the big challenge of the industry.
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