July 26 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Waymo is focusing on its ride-hailing service, Waymo One, while pushing back its efforts to develop commercial autonomous trucking technology, the self-driving unit said on Wednesday.
The company said it is seeing significant growth and demand for ride-hailing services in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles, and is focusing on achieving commercial success in the business.
Waymo said it will continue its collaboration with strategic partner Daimler Truck North America to take its autonomous trucking platform forward.
The unit's Waymo Driver technology is used in a variety of use cases, from ride-hailing to trucking.
"We continue to see a significant future commercial opportunity for our trucking solution alongside other commercial applications of the Waymo Driver," Waymo said.
Persons:
Waymo, Akash Sriram, Pooja Desai
Organizations:
Daimler Truck North, Thomson
Locations:
San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Daimler Truck North America, Bengaluru