Geely Holding Group's (Geely) premium electric brand, Zeekr, will collaborate 
with Waymo on the development of a new pure electric vehicle for deployment in 
the Waymo One autonomous ride-hailing fleet in the United States.  

The Program Explained / The plan. 

The new purpose-built mobility vehicle is being designed and developed at 
Zeekr's R&D facility, CEVT (China Europe Vehicle Technology Centre) in 
Gothenburg, Sweden which has a proven track record in developing class leading 
vehicles for the wider Geely Holding Group. Under this collaboration, Zeekr 
will be designing and developing the future vehicle on a new proprietary and 
open-source mobility architecture. Waymo will take delivery of the vehicles in 
the United States and will then integrate its fully autonomous Waymo Driver 
into the vehicle platform.

The new vehicle will be designed to be rider-centric from the outset, setting a 
new benchmark for autonomous vehicles. The new Zeekr vehicle has been designed 
for autonomous use-cases and will come with a fully configurable cabin, both 
with and without driver controls, that can be tailored towards rider 
requirements for the Waymo One unmanned ride-hailing fleet in the US.

Zeekr was founded in early 2021 as a global technology-mobility brand with 
design and engineering resources in Sweden. The first model from Zeekr, the 
001, was introduced in April 2021 with deliveries starting in October of the 
same year. 

Quotes / What they say. 

Andy An, CEO Zeekr Technology: "Zeekr was born on the ideals of equality, 
diversity, and sustainability. By becoming a strategic partner and vehicle 
supplier to the Waymo One fleet, we will be able to share our experience, 
ideals and provide our expertise in collaborating on a fully electric vehicle 
that fits Waymo’s requirements for this rapidly expanding segment in the global 
market for sustainable travel.' 

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Source: ZEEKR