Later this year, Jaguar will provide Waymo with its first I-Pace electric vehicle. It will then be fitted with self-driving tech and begin testing, says Dave Larsen, Jaguar's U.S. Product Planning Manager. The two companies hope to roll out about 20,000 autonomous vehicles by 2020. For the full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/jaguar-talks-new-waymo-collaboration-at-new-york-auto-show).
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