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Briefing
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- Self-Driving Car Factory – Google’s self-driving car spinoff Waymo revealed it will build first factory in world that is 100% dedicated to mass production of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Level 4 autonomous vehicles (i.e. vehicles capable of driving without human input in most situations, except for poor weather conditions and unusual environments) in Michigan, U.S.
- Retrofit – Will invest $13.6 million to retrofit manufacturing facility in Detroit
- 400 Jobs – Will create 400 jobs, including engineers, operations experts, and fleet coordinators
- Government Incentive – Will receive incentive grant worth up to $8 million from state if it delivers on jobs promise
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Industrial Manufacturing, Transportation and Logistics
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Organization
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Waymo
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Source
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Eggert, D. and Krishner, T., "Google self-driving spinoff Waymo to put factory in Michigan",
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Jee, C., "Waymo plans to open the world’s first self-driving-car factory this year",
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Hughes, J., "Car autonomy levels explained",
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"Growing our team and business in Michigan,"
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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February 22, 2019
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