Waymo picks Detroit factory for self-driving fleet, to be operational by mid-2019
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Waymo said on Tuesday it had chosen a factory in Detroit to mass produce self-driving cars, looking to the historical heart of the auto industry to build the vehicles of the future.The company's chief executive, John Krafcik, said in a blog post that Waymo would partner with American Axle & Manufacturing to lease and repurpose an existing Detroit facility that will be operational by mid-2019.Waymo said in January it had chosen Michigan for its first..