Honda and Waymo enter discussions on fully self-driving car technology

Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (the research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.) has announced that it is entering into formal discussions with Waymo, an independent company of Alphabet Inc., to integrate its self-driving technology with Honda vehicles.

This technical collaboration between Honda researchers and Waymo's self-driving technology team will allow both companies to learn about the integration of fully self-driving sensors, software and computer into Honda vehicles. As part of the discussion on technical collaboration, Honda could initially provide Waymo with vehicles modified to accommodate Waymo's self-driving technology. These vehicles would join Waymo's fleet, which are currently being tested across four U.S.A cities.

This collaboration would take place with Honda R&D engineers based in Silicon Valley, California, U.S.A and Tochigi, Japan, who would work closely with Waymo engineers based in Mountain View, California and Novi, Michigan.