Nissan Ariya: UK pricing starts from £43,845 and the full line up available to order from July 5th

More

All-electric Citroen e-C4 X is four-door fastback with added SUV attitude

More

DS 7 E-TENSE arrives with revised look and new 360hp PHEV variant

More

Hyundai Unveils Design of All-Electric IONIQ 6, Electrified Streamliner with Mindful Interior Design

More

Truemag

  • Electric Car News
  • Electric Car Reviews
  • Plug-in Hybrids
  • Technology
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise
  • Charging Map

Waymo orders ‘thousands’ of Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrids for its self-driving fleet

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles  (FCA) announced an agreement to supply “thousands” of Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to Waymo to support the launch of the world’s first driverless ride-hailing service.

FCA previously delivered 100 Pacifica Hybrid minivans, adapted for self-driving, to Waymo during the second half of 2016 and an additional 500 in 2017. This first-of-its-kind collaboration between Waymo and FCA engineers enabled the teams to design a self-driving vehicle built on a mass production platform.

“In order to move quickly and efficiently in autonomy, it is essential to partner with like-minded technology leaders,” said Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. “Our partnership with Waymo continues to grow and strengthen; this represents the latest sign of our commitment to this technology.”

Waymo is set to open its autonomous ride-hailing service to the public beginning in Phoenix this year. The additional Pacifica Hybrid minivans will be used to support Waymo as it expands its service to more cities across the United States. Waymo has officially tested its technology in 25 cities across the U.S., including Atlanta, San Francisco, Metro Detroit, Phoenix and Kirkland, Washington.

“With the world’s first fleet of fully self-driving vehicles on the road, we’ve moved from research and development, to operations and deployment,” said John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo. “The Pacifica Hybrid minivans offer a versatile interior and a comfortable ride experience, and these additional vehicles will help us scale.”

Last November, Waymo began test-driving a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans on public roads without a driver at the wheel. With this technical milestone, the hybrid minivans became the first vehicle to attain Level 4 autonomy, a classification determined by the Society of Automotive Engineers.

The self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans are the most advanced vehicles on the road today, equipped with Waymo’s powerful hardware suite. The self-driving minivans are also running Waymo’s self-driving software, which has been honed with more than 4 million miles of on-road testing, and billions of miles in simulation.

This first-of-its-kind collaboration brought engineers from FCA and Waymo together to integrate Waymo’s fully self-driving system into the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan, leveraging each company’s individual strengths and resources. The minivan’s electrical, powertrain, chassis and structural systems make an ideal vehicle to accommodate Waymo’s self-driving technology.

Jan 31, 2018Blagojce Krivevski
Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle confirmed for 2019Rapid charging less than 45 minutes confirmed for Jaguar I-PACE
You Might Also Like
 
Arrival’s autonomous driving technology achieves major AI advancement
 
Volvo Cars and Autoliv team up with NVIDIA to develop advanced systems for self-driving cars
Blagojce Krivevski

Blagojce Krivevski is physicist and green technology lover. Keep in touch with Blagojce through his email, web site, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Google+.

January 31, 2018 Electric Car NewsAutonomous Drive, chrysler, Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Chrysler Pacifica PHEV, google, Pacifica, Pacifica Hybrid, Pacifica PHEV, self-driving Chrysler Pacifica, self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, self-driving Pacifica Hybrid, Waymo
Follow Us
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • google-news
  • linkedin
  • youtube
  • instagram
  • feedburner
Recent News
Production of the BMW i3 comes to a close with an anniversary and the exclusive HomeRun Edition
July 2, 2022
NIO announces EV deliveries for June and Q2 2022 deliveries
July 2, 2022
Volvo Cars gears up for long-term sustainable growth with new Slovakia EV manufacturing plant
July 1, 2022
BMW i7 Enters Series in Dingolfing Plant
July 1, 2022
XPeng deliveres record 15,295 electric vehicles in June 2022
July 1, 2022
About
ElectricCarsReport.com ElectricCarsReport.com is a website dedicated to pure electric vehicles and the full range of consumer information and tools about electric cars, green technology energy, and the environment.
Latest News
Production of the BMW i3 comes to a close with an anniversary and the exclusive HomeRun Edition
July 2, 2022
NIO announces EV deliveries for June and Q2 2022 deliveries
July 2, 2022
Volvo Cars gears up for long-term sustainable growth with new Slovakia EV manufacturing plant
July 1, 2022
Subscribe

Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest news and event postings.

Get in touch

Email: [email protected]

Archives
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • google-news
  • linkedin
  • youtube
  • instagram
  • feedburner
DMCA.com
2021 © ElectricCarsReport.com | All Rights Reserved.