It appears like ordering 20,000 autos from an automaker will get you on prime of the record for deliveries.
Jaguar has now delivered its first manufacturing all-electric I-Tempo within the US and Waymo bought a number of for testing its autonomous driving know-how.
Earlier this 12 months, the 2 corporations introduced a partnership to make use of the I-Tempo as a part of Waymo’s autonomous driving effort.
Waymo confirmed in an e-mail to Electrek that they took supply of three I-Tempo electrical SUVs and so they can now be seen driving across the Bay Space as a part of a take a look at program.
They defined:
In our first exams, we’re capturing design necessities for our {hardware} and software program.
Listed here are a number of footage of the primary I-Tempo SUVs within the US exterior of Jaguar’s personal take a look at fleet:
The objective can be for Waymo to adapt its {hardware} suite of sensors to the electrical SUV.
After the Pacifica van, it will likely be the second car tailored with Waymo’s autonomous driving know-how to be a part of the corporate’s deliberate self-driving ride-hailing service.
In March, Waymo and Jaguar unveiled what that car will appear to be:
Waymo will add as much as 20,000 I-Tempo SUVs to its fleet beginning in 2020. It should take up numerous Jaguar’s manufacturing capability for the car which is coming later this 12 months for normal prospects.
The British automaker introduced that the car will begin at $69,500 within the U.S and a totally geared up I-Tempo brings the worth to only over $98,000.
Jaguar is now additionally referring to the vary of the I-Tempo as “an estimated 240 miles.”
You’ll be able to study extra concerning the I-Tempo from our report on the manufacturing model and our drive evaluation.