Dozens of Waymo autonomous vehicles parked in a staging area in San Francisco.
Waymo is partnering with auto engineering firm Magna to open a second assembly facility in Arizona, Forbes has learned. The plant will equip thousands of electric Jaguar SUVs as part of the company’s rapid expansion.
Waymo confirmed to Forbes that the new factory is in Mesa, Arizona, and will be operated by Magna 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. Currently, all Waymo vehicles undergo final assembly at a small factory Magna has operated in Detroit since 2019.
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........