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The Alphabet unit, which already has a small robotaxi factory in Detroit , will use the new facility to supply thousands of vehicles to its fleets in Phoenix , San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin.to outfit I-Pace SUVs with cameras, laser lidar, radar and other sensors, as well as computing hardware and in-cabin monitors under contract for Mountain View, California-based Waymo .
The expansion in Arizona comes after Waymo last week said that its driverless service now provides at least 100,000 paid rides per week to the public, just months after it. That number is likely to double again as it continues to expand in the cities where it already operates and prepares to roll out the service in Austin, Texas, later this year. Though Waymo has had numerous competitors in the past decade, none have managed to successfully scale up a commercial service in multiple cities.
The Mesa project comes after Alphabet said last month it’s investing an additional $5 billion into Waymo. That funding “will enable Waymo to continue to build the world’s leading autonomous driving company,” Ruth Porat, Alphabet’s outgoing CFO, said on the company’s second-quarter results call.being shipped into town and stored at a warehouse in Mesa, not far from Waymo’s robotaxi depot.
“An approximately 230,000 square-foot building has been selected and equipment installation is underway,” Magna spokesman Dave Niemiec said. “This expansion is expected to create hundreds of new jobs.”Currently, the I-Pace is the main Waymo model, replacing its original fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Waymo also recently began U.S. road tests of its next-generation vehicle, a.
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