Waymo: Versatility key to autonomous vehicle strategy

Both minivans and Class 8 trucks, below, are key vehicle platforms for Waymo. The company says 85 percent of the behavioral-prediction data its trucks are trained on comes from minivan testing.

February 21, 2022 05:00 AM

CHANDLER, Ariz. — There are assumptions about why Waymo chose this sprawling Phoenix suburb as the location to launch the world's first commercial robotaxi service more than three years ago.

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