Waymo has purchased a 5,500-acre autonomous vehicle testing facility in Arizona for $220 million from a company linked to Apple. The facility was previously used by Apple for its own self-driving car project before it was reportedly scaled back. This acquisition significantly expands Waymo's testing capabilities as it continues to develop its autonomous vehicle technology.
Background
Waymo is a leading company in autonomous vehicle technology, originally started as Google's self-driving car project. Apple had been developing its own autonomous vehicle technology under the codename 'Project Titan' but has reportedly scaled back its ambitions in recent years.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026 at 04:50 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10