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Waymo is Working on Autonomous Ram ProMaster Vans for Goods Deliveries

posted by chromas on Friday July 24 2020, @12:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the bounding-box dept.

Freeman writes:

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/07/waymo-is-working-on-autonomous-ram-promaster-vans-for-goods-deliveries/

Late on Tuesday night, Waymo and Fiat Chryler Automobiles announced that they are strengthening the partnership between the two companies that began back in 2016. Waymo will be FCA's sole autonomous driving technology partner for developing so-called L4 (geofenced or otherwise operational design domain-limited autonomous driving) technology. Additionally, Waymo and FCA are going to develop autonomous Ram ProMaster commercial vans for driverless deliveries.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday July 24 2020, @12:50AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday July 24 2020, @12:50AM (#1025618) Homepage

    Oh God, that will be fun! People will do one of two things they already do: Hang around a white neighborhood and follow the Amazon vans around on a bicycle until they stop, then steal the package once the coast is clear.

    Or since West coast states are allowing free crime, they could just have a person run in front of the vehicle to stop it in its tracks while a "crash crew" can jack everything in the vehicle for personal use or sale in the Black market. America is being turned into Mexico before our very eyes, so a few Jews can turn a profit.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 24 2020, @12:57AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 24 2020, @12:57AM (#1025623)

    What happens to your delivery when Google cancels this project?

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by krishnoid on Friday July 24 2020, @01:19AM (2 children)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Friday July 24 2020, @01:19AM (#1025632)

    I just worry a little when I see "autonomous" and "ram" near each other in a sentence about vehicle "software".

    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday July 24 2020, @02:16AM

      by c0lo (156) on Friday July 24 2020, @02:16AM (#1025643) Journal

      Don't worry, it's ProMaster. Ramming will be highly efficient, you won't even have time to feel you're dead.

      --
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0

    • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Friday July 24 2020, @06:44AM

      by kazzie (5309) on Friday July 24 2020, @06:44AM (#1025685)

      When I see "autonomous" and "ram", I worry for the sheep!

  • (Score: 3, Touché) by sonamchauhan on Friday July 24 2020, @04:25AM

    by sonamchauhan (6546) on Friday July 24 2020, @04:25AM (#1025663)

    "Ram" (formerly "Dodge Ram") -- may be a brutal reminder if accidents involving autonomous trucks occur.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by tizan on Friday July 24 2020, @03:01PM

    by tizan (3245) on Friday July 24 2020, @03:01PM (#1025800)

    "Autonomous Ram Protestor Vehicle".... may be i am reading too much news

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