Daimler Teams Up With Waymo On Self-Driving Tractor-Trailer Trucks

Waymo has a new partner. The Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) self-driving subsidiary has inked a deal with Daimler's (OTC: DMLRY) heavy-truck unit, in which the two will work to create self-driving tractor-trailers based on Daimler's Freightliner Cascadia trucks and the Waymo Driver autonomous taxi system.

Daimler Trucks and Buses is one of the world's largest heavy-truck and bus manufacturers. The unit, which has been working to develop self-driving trucks for several years, acquired autonomous-vehicle software maker Torc Robotics last year, integrating Torc's expertise into its broader effort to develop self-driving trucks. 

That effort will continue in parallel with the new Waymo partnership, Daimler Trucks' chairman Martin Daum said. 

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