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Hyundai Partners With Waymo To Produce An IONIQ 5 Robotaxi — Field Trip
Key Takeaway
The mass production and deployment of robotaxi fleets will create substantial, concentrated, and potentially flexible new electricity demand, impacting grid infrastructure and power generation needs.
AI Summary
- •Hyundai and Waymo are partnering to produce an IONIQ 5-based robotaxi, with Waymo potentially purchasing 50,000 units over the next few years.
- •This partnership signifies a substantial, concentrated demand for EV charging infrastructure and grid capacity in deployment regions.
- •The large-scale deployment of autonomous EV fleets will drive significant new electricity load growth, requiring robust grid planning and potential new power generation/storage solutions.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this represents a growing market for charging solutions, grid upgrades, and potentially new data center capacity to support autonomous vehicle operations.
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Article Content
Hyundai opened up to us this week about its partnership with Waymo to produce a robotaxi based on the IONIQ 5 with Waymo that could see Waymo purchasing 50,000 of the EVs over the next few years. Initially, they stated that they would be building the first robotaxi to be ... [continued] The post Hyundai Partners With Waymo To Produce An IONIQ 5 Robotaxi — Field Trip appeared first on CleanTechnica .