Waymo’s self-driving trucks will deliver home goods for Wayfair
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#60VWM)
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Waymo will deliver home goods for Wayfair using its fleet of autonomous semi-trailer trucks, the company announced Tuesday.
The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that's being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. One of JB Hunt's customers is furniture and home goods giant Wayfair, which will begin sending out deliveries using Waymo's fleet for a six-week test this July and August.
a six-week test this July and August
The deliveries will take place in Texas, with Waymo's Class 8 autonomous truck hauling goods along Interstate 45 between facilities in Houston and Dallas, which was the route used by Waymo and JB Hunt during the original pilot...