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posted by martyb on Saturday May 13 2017, @01:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the why-not-use-customers-for-beta-testing dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Waymo plans to add another 500 minivans to the ones they already have wired for autonomous operation and let selected customers in the Phoenix area use them. Story found at this link, http://www.automotivetestingtechnologyinternational.com/news.php?NewsID=85295

These vehicles have already been tested on public roads by employees and contractors. The latest trials will enable the company to obtain data on how people experience and use self-driving vehicles.

Waymo is looking for participants from a range of backgrounds with different transportation needs. Initial users will be able to book minivans using a mobile app.

“We’re at the point when it’s really important to find how real people, outside the Google environment, will use this technology. Our goal is that they will use this for all their transportation needs,” said John Krafcik, Waymo CEO.

Krafcik seems to be another one of the anointed ones out of Detroit, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Krafcik See for example the meteoric ride (and eventual crash landing) of John Z. DeLorean...


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  • (Score: 1) by anubi on Saturday May 13 2017, @11:06AM

    by anubi (2828) on Saturday May 13 2017, @11:06AM (#509089) Journal

    Maybe they could contact the senior citizens center and offer rides for grannies and grandpas.

    As far as I am concerned, these are the first people who should benefit from this new technology. Added points for helping disabled people.

    For now, I have alternatives for my transportation needs. There are those not nearly as fortunate. I would just as soon let them benefit first.

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