Element Fleet Management has announced a strategic multi-year partnership with Waymo to support the large-scale deployment and operation of autonomous vehicle fleets.
This partnership will provide end-to-end fleet management and operational services to support Waymo’s autonomous mobility operation, beginning with an initial deployment in San Diego, California, and expanding to additional markets over time.
Autonomous mobility is rapidly advancing, and scaling these fleets requires more than vehicles on the road – it requires an integrated operational and digital orchestration layer, capable of managing fleet readiness, charging infrastructure, energy optimization, maintenance, compliance and real-time operational performance across markets.
Element brings that capability through a combination of global fleet scale, intelligent mobility technology, digital orchestration, operational execution and data-driven optimization designed to operate autonomous fleets efficiently, reliably and at scale.
“Autonomous mobility succeeds through operational intelligence, disciplined execution, and the ability to perform reliably across markets,” said David Madrigal, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Element Fleet Management. “This partnership combines Waymo’s industry-leading autonomous technology with Element’s global expertise in fleet management and operations. Together, we are enabling Waymo to scale autonomous mobility efficiently, reliably, and at a premium standard across markets.”
Element will support the fleet through vehicle lifecycle management, charging infrastructure and energy management, maintenance coordination and operational fleet optimization.
“Scaling autonomous mobility requires partners with proven operational discipline and global fleet expertise,” said Nicole Gavel, head of business development and strategic partnerships at Waymo. “Element brings the infrastructure, execution and scale needed to deploy and operate Waymo’s autonomous fleet reliably.”
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