Letter PUBLIC

0055-EX-RR-2016 Post Grant Documents

Google, Inc.

2017-06-27ELS_194426

Waymo LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA, 94043 650-253-0000 PUBLIC REDACTED VERSION June 27, 2017 Anthony Serafini Chief, Experimental Licensing Branch Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW, Room 7A-321 Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Call Sign WH2XCD (File No. 0055-EX-RR-2016) Dear Mr. Serafini: Please be advised that consistent with our existing nationwide experimental authorization (Call Sign WH2XCD), Waymo LLC (Waymo) intends to utilize [REDACTED]. The technical information for these devices will be within the limits established in the experimental license. This experimental authorization was granted to Google Inc. in File No. 0035-EX-PL-2014, renewed by Google in File No. 0055-EX-RR-2016, and transferred to Waymo in File No. 0026-EX-AU-2016. Waymo requests confidential treatment of the material underlined in this letter for the length of the proposed experiment and thereafter in order to protect its evolving business and technology strategies. The information Waymo seeks to keep confidential includes proprietary commercial information that represents a trade secret as recognized by the Commission. Self-driving car technology is the subject of fierce competition from multiple third parties, and the release of the information provided by Waymo would provide valuable insight into Waymo’s technology innovations and potential business plans and strategies. In particular, the [REDACTED] has been shielded from competitors and the public. Moreover, Waymo has limited the number of people involved in the tests/experiments, and required all third parties involved in the testing process to execute robust nondisclosure agreements. Consistent with 47 C.F.R. § 0.459(d)(l), Waymo requests notification if release of confidential information is requested pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act or otherwise. Please do not hesitate to contact to me at tlue@waymo.com should you have any questions regarding this letter. Sincerely yours, Thomas Lue Deputy General Counsel Waymo LLC


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