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They are one of the largest car makers globally."}},{"startTime":192.1,"endTime":201.2,"type":"company","title":"Waymo","url":"/glossary/waymo","quote":"Weimo is rolling out the sixth generation of its autonomous driving system, which was designed to integrate into multiple vehicle types. Thanks to new in house algorithms, it now works in more environments, including rain and snow, and at a bigger scale, as you can see in this video.","canonicalId":"company:waymo","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Waymo is a self-driving technology company that originated as a project within Google. It focuses on developing autonomous driving systems that can be integrated into various vehicle types, enhancing transportation safety and efficiency.","simplifiedExplanation":"Waymo is a company that creates technology for self-driving cars. 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