Waymo has played coy for years about exactly how many Jaguar I-Pace EVs are in its autonomous fleet — a figure that covers vehicles used in testing and

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo said on Monday that it plans to build Jaguar I-PACE and Zeekr vehicles with its autonomous technology at a new plant in Arizona as soon as this year, with Canadian auto parts supplier partner Magna International .

Toyota, which has its North America headquarters in Plano, will work with Alphabet subsidiary Waymo on self-driving car technology. The partnership is seen in the automotive industry as a way to make both Toyota and Waymo more competitive against carmakers like Tesla, which has been a leader in putting self-driving technology in personal vehicles.