It feels like ordering 20,000 automobiles from an automaker will get you on prime of the checklist for deliveries.
Jaguar has now delivered its first manufacturing all-electric I-Tempo within the US and Waymo obtained a number of for testing its autonomous driving know-how.
Earlier this 12 months, the 2 firms 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 they usually can now be seen driving across the Bay Space as a part of a take a look at program.
They defined:
In our first assessments, we’re capturing design necessities for our {hardware} and software program.
Listed here are just a few footage of the primary I-Tempo SUVs within the US outdoors of Jaguar’s personal take a look at fleet:
The aim will likely be for Waymo to adapt its {hardware} suite of sensors to the electrical SUV.
After the Pacifica van, it is going to be the second automobile 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 automobile will appear like:
Waymo will add as much as 20,000 I-Tempo SUVs to its fleet beginning in 2020. It would take up loads of Jaguar’s manufacturing capability for the automobile which is coming later this 12 months for normal clients.
The British automaker introduced that the automobile will begin at $69,500 within the U.S and a completely geared up I-Tempo brings the worth to simply over $98,000.
Jaguar is now additionally referring to the vary of the I-Tempo as “an estimated 240 miles.”
You possibly can study extra in regards to the I-Tempo from our report on the manufacturing model and our drive assessment.