alphabet incs waymo is collaborating with uber freight unlocking a roadmap for the thoughtful and safe implementation of autonomous trucks on americas roads the waymo via trucking and local delivery business and the logistics platform owned by uber technologies inc said the agreement would include product integration and longterm capacity reservation the collaboration seeks to provide a streamlined experience for onboarding load booking and execution trailer transfers and payment while also enabling an ecosystem where human drivers and autonomous trucks can collaborate effortlessly the companies envision a future where autonomous trucks tackle the longhaul portion of driving easing some of the burden of higher freight demand while enabling drivers to shift into shorthaul jobs that enhance the occupations quality of life in early 2022 waymo announced collaborations with jb hunt transport services inc and ch robinson worldwide inc trucking companies and retailers have said that driver shortages and higher costs have hurt results in recent quarters waymo and uber said their partnership comes at a time of high fuel costs a shortage of drivers and rapidly increasing demand and said the future of the industry will rely on a combination of autonomouslydriven trucks and humandriven trucks