[Waymo, a subsidiary of Google, develops custom chips for its autonomous taxis, now in mass production] BlockBeats news, August 20, Google’s subsidiary Waymo has developed a custom chip, which the company claims will enhance the performance of its autonomous taxis while expanding chip supply sources from third-party companies like NVIDIA to in-house development channels. Waymo stated that this ASIC chip (short for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) has entered mass production in the company’s latest generation of autonomous taxis. Waymo noted that combining the self-developed chip with other chips and the company’s independently designed sensors will improve the reaction speed and navigation capabilities of its autonomous taxis in complex urban environments.