Uber and Waymo are working together on long-haul autonomous trucking

Waymo and Uber have signed a long-term, strategic partnership to collaborate on long-haul autonomous trucking. The idea is to help customers deploy autonomous trucks more efficiently. Those who buy trucks equipped with the Waymo Driver system will be able to tap into Uber Freight's marketplace technology, meaning they'll be able to deploy vehicles on the latter's network for deliveries. Uber Freight is essentially a version of the regular Uber app designed for shippers, which helps them find truck drivers for on-demand haulage. Waymo Via -- the company's trucking division -- plans to earmark billions of miles of goods-only driverless delivery capacity for the Uber Freight network.