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Coronavirus Crisis Changes the World of Autonomous Vehicles Source: Release date:2020-06-16 15:07:50 Label:
The coronavirus crisis is changing the world of autonomous, or self-driving, cars. More companies are now thinking about using the vehicles to deliver goods instead of people.
John Krafcik is the head of Waymo, a self-driving technology company owned by Google’s parent, Alphabet.
Earlier this month, Krafcik told the Reuters news agency, “The reality right now is that goods delivery is a bigger market than moving people.”
Waymo started out working on autonomous taxis, but has also been developing self-driving trucks and delivery vehicles. The company recently raised $750 million dollars from investors. It has signed deals with shipping company UPS and major retailer Walmart to test the delivery of goods.
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