When it was part of Google several years ago, Waymo talked with Toyota Motor Corp. but couldn’t agree on collaboration. Takahiro Hachigo, chief executive officer of Honda Motor Co., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7. Asked whether Waymo’s willingness to share technology was an issue, Mr. Hachigo said the talks hadn’t progressed far enough for that to come up. A person familiar with Waymo’s thinking said talks have moved little in the past seven months. In the time since the Honda talks were announced, Waymo has looked outside the class of traditional car makers for collaborations.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 20, 2017 12:56 UTC