Toyota Waymo Partner on Autonomous Driving Tech

Toyota & Waymo collaborate to advance autonomous driving tech for safer roads and enhanced mobility, aiming for zero traffic accidents by integrating expertise and scaling Waymo's driver tech.

• Headline: Toyota and Waymo Explore Collaboration to Accelerate Autonomous Driving Tech
• Key Players: Toyota Motor Corporation, Waymo, and Woven by Toyota.
• Goal: To improve road safety and increase mobility through autonomous driving technologies.
• Partnership Focus: Developing a new autonomous vehicle platform and enhancing next-generation personally owned vehicles (POVs) by leveraging Waymo's technology and Toyota's vehicle expertise.
• Toyota's Vision: A zero-traffic-accident society via integrating people, vehicles, and traffic infrastructure, supported by technologies like Toyota Safety Sense (TSS).
• Waymo's Achievements: Serving over a quarter of a million trips weekly in multiple cities, with data showing a significant reduction in injury-causing crashes compared to human drivers.
• Waymo's Strategy: Building a generalizable driver applicable to various vehicles and businesses, scaling its Waymo One ride-hailing service, and now expanding into personally owned vehicles.
• Quote - Hiroki Nakajima (Toyota): "Toyota is committed to realizing a society with zero traffic accidents... We share a strong sense of purpose and a common vision with Waymo in advancing safety through automated driving technology."
• Quote - Tekedra Mawakana (Waymo): "Waymo's mission is to be the world's most trusted driver... This requires global partners like Toyota that share our commitment to improving road safety and expanding accessible transportation."