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Waymo has chosen to expand its vehicle integration operations in Southeast Michigan. The Alphabet subsidiary seeks to work with OEM partners to integrate its self-driving systems into their vehicle platforms. Private investments into the project are expected to generate $13.6 million and create 100 jobs with the potential to create 400 jobs. This allows the company to be eligible for a Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant of up to $8 million. The goal of the project is to create the world's first factory dedicated to the mass production of L4 autonomous vehicles. Waymo has already outfitted Fiat Chrysler and Jaguar Land Rover vehicles with self-driving technology. Waymo is partnering with Magna to help integrate Waymo's self-driving system into a fleet of different types of vehicles.
Waymo develops hardware and software in-house so that our self-driving technology works as a seamless, single system. Thanks to our collaboration with MEDC, we'll bring new job opportunities to the talented citizens of Southeast Michigan. The Great Lakes State is one we already know and love, with a talented workforce and excellent snowy conditions for our cars to test. Our local engineers are already hard at work outfitting our Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans with Waymo technology, and now we're looking forward to expanding our roots.
Waymo develops hardware and software in-house so that our self-driving technology works as a seamless, single system. Thanks to our collaboration with MEDC, we'll bring new job opportunities to the talented citizens of Southeast Michigan. The Great Lakes State is one we already know and love, with a talented workforce and excellent snowy conditions for our cars to test. Our local engineers are already hard at work outfitting our Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans with Waymo technology, and now we're looking forward to expanding our roots.