Waymo Shifts to Robot-Only Chauffeurs and will offer commercial service in 2018

Waymo Shifts to Robot-Only Chauffeurs and will offer commercial service in 2018

“Waymo has begun testing autonomous vehicles on public roads without human safety drivers at the wheel, and early next year will make its robotic chauffeurs available to Phoenix-area commuters.

Waymo technicians are already hailing its Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans in and around Phoenix via a mobile app and leaving it to the artificial intelligence operating the vehicles to figure out how to get to requested destinations. Within a few months, Waymo vans loaded with laser LiDAR, radar, cameras, computers, AI and no human safety drivers will pick up Arizonans registered in its “Early Riders” program.

Waymo is likely to start offering a paid ride service sometime in 2018…”

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https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/11/waymo-shifts-to-robot-only-chauffeurs-and-will-offer-commercial-service-in-2018.html/amp

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