Waymo’s Autonomous Trucks Are Rolling Into Texas-And Bringing a Debate About Jobs and Safety With Them
Feb 7, 2020
Texas Monthly - Over the last few years, Waymo—the self-driving technology company that’s part of Alphabet, the Google parent company—has launched fleets of autonomous big rigs and minivans in California, Arizona, and Georgia. Last week, the company revealed plans for a vast new territorial expansion into Texas and New Mexico. Eager to identify promising commercial routes, Waymo says it’s been lured to Texas because of the state’s high freight volume, according to a statement provided by the company.
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