Waymo reveals the road beyond robotaxis

Waymo said it's partnering with Toyota to explore bringing its autonomous driving technology to personally owned vehicles.

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• Waymo's business has so far focused heavily on autonomous rideshare services.
• The company also wants to apply its autonomous driving technology to personally owned cars.
• Waymo said on Thursday that it's in early talks with Toyota to do just that.

Waymo put out a reminder that it doesn't just want to be another ride-share competitor.