Fiat Chrysler and Waymo sign exclusive deal to develop self-driving commercial cars

Fiat Chrysler and Alphabet owned Waymo have signed an exclusive deal to develop self-driving commercial cars.

According to CNBC, Waymo will work with the automaker to integrate its autonomous driving system into the Ram ProMaster full-size van from Fiat Chrysler in return for making Waymo an exclusive partner for future “Level 4” autonomous vehicles.

The program will build “light commercial vehicles,” which are used for commercial delivery customers. This includes delivery vans, large pickups and other big vehicles such as chassis cab trucks.

Waymo, in a blog post, said the companies have already “started to work together to imagine future FCA products for the movement of people and goods operated by the Waymo Driver.”

The deal comes a month after Waymo made public a partnership with Volvo Cars Group to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride-hailing use in June.