The company announced that its driverless car technology will be used for other purposes as well. In this case, the company has to open the technology, which it only uses in test drives, to commercial use.
With the Waymo statement, it is thought that Google may deviate from the idea of a 100% driverless car and turn to new technologies. Krafcik commented that their technology could be useful in solving problems in personal vehicles, logistics and public transportation.
Different companies, such as electric vehicle manufacturers Tesla and Apple, also have self-driving car projects and are trying to open their vehicles for use on real roads. Google, on the other hand, seems more cautious about it.