Just two days after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo is considering selling robotaxis to individuals one day, the company signed a deal with Toyota that could make this a reality. In a joint press release,

Toyota Motor Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will explore collaboration on autonomous-driving technology, a potential boost to the Japanese carmaker’s efforts to catch up to the cutting-edge systems offered by major rivals.

Alphabet's ( NASDAQ: GOOG) ( NASDAQ: GOOGL) Waymo and Toyota Motor ( NYSE: TM) announced a preliminary deal to jointly explore developing a new autonomous vehicle platform and ways to enhance next-generation personally owned vehicles.