Renault-Nissan alliance may buddy up with Waymo on self-driving cars
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/renault-nissan-alliance-waymo-partnership-report/
The Nikkei report claims the two entities will work together on "mobility as a service," which is a flashy way of saying "services that replace conventional vehicle ownership." Waymo already has its Waymo One service running in the Phoenix area, where riders can hail an autonomous Chrysler Pacifica with a safety driver up front.
Nikkei points out that both companies bring things to the table. The Alliance has connections in Asia and other regions that Waymo could expand to, and Waymo is one of the leaders in AV tech development at the moment. We won't know what form this partnership will take until it's announced, but for now, it doesn't appear to be a lopsided deal favoring one party more than the other.