The history of Waymo and Toyota dates back to – if they become serious, a new independent vehicle can be created

Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that can one day lead to a new horse riding vehicle and even bring in self -driving technology to consumer cars.

The two companies signed an initial agreement to consider the development and publication of an independent vehicle platform, according to The blog was published by Waymo. The language used by companies is mysterious-and it mainly descends to the arrangement preceded by the work. A spokesman for more details will be shared if there is a final agreement.

The target, if a Waymo and Toyota partner officially, it is two parts. Companies will combine their strengths to develop a new independent vehicle platform that will be used for the Robotaxi service. Companies will also consider bringing Waymo to the next generation of Toyota vehicles that are sold to consumers.

Wimo said in the blog publication that the scope of cooperation will continue to develop through continuous discussions.

“Toyota is committed to the realization of a society that does not have zero traffic accidents and becomes a transportation company that provides mobility for all,” Hiroki Nakaga, a member of the Board of Directors and CEO of Toyota said in a statement.

The timing of advertising is noticeable. Last week, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, made statements during the company’s profit call that I proposed Waymo was looking at the independent vehicles, personally owned. Waymo mysteriously talked about its technology license before. However, this was the first time that the highest executive officials of its mother company publicly spoken about this possibility.

With the transfer of Waymo from a research and development program to a commercial process, the company has sought to partnership with other companies. Waymo has a robotyxi service in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phenix, Austin and Atlanta soon. Historically, Waymo dealt with all aspects of Robotaxi business, including applications, maintenance and horse riding.

This has changed in recent months. Waymo MooVE is rented to manage her fleet from AVS in Phoenix. She also has It turned into Uber To exchange the responsibility of Robotaxi operations in Austin, and soon in Atlanta.

Under the “Waymo On Uber” Robotaxi service, Waymo is responsible for the vehicle test, road assistance, and certain aspects of the supporters of the contestants. Uber runs fleet services such as vehicle cleaning, maintenance, inspection, shipping and warehouse operations through a company called Avomo.