Daimler & Waymo's Autonomous Semi's
Partner to Develop Self-Driving Semi Trucks Source: Daimler Trucks and Waymo Driverless Big Rigs Daimler and Alphabet/Google Waymo announced today that they are collaborating on the development of self-driving Class 8 semi trucks. Specifically, they plan on incorporating Waymo's automated system into Daimler's Freightliner Cascadia semi trucks. These are very big rigs capable of hauling 33,000 pounds. Big Win for Waymo This is a big win for Waymo which has been trying to collaborate with major, established automakers. Waymo CEO John Krafcik, during a conference call about the deal, said it will take some time to develop the braking, steering and other technologies needed to bring fully self-driving semi trucks to market in hig...