Waymo is Upping Its Game.

Google's Waymo Shows Off Video Of Driverless Car Passengers Texting And Yawning

Last month, Arizona officials OK'd a plan by Google's self-driving car unit Waymo to operate the first driverless ride-hailing service in the U.S. Now, the company's showing off what the passenger experience will be like when that service launches later this year. It's a small, wild glimpse of the future.

 From article, (The commercial ride-hailing service would mark the latest development in Waymo’s autonomous car efforts in the Phoenix area, which began in earnest in early 2017, when the company picked members of the public to participate in a pilot program. The so-called “early riders” could hail one of Waymo’s cars using an app, and were then carted around town to run errands or get to work.

By November, the company removed the driver from the equation and deployed a fleet of fully-autonomous, driverless cars on the road. Last month Arizona approved a permit by Waymo to operate the first commercial driverless ride-hailing service.

At first, the plan is to launch the service in Phoenix—bolstered by a deal with Fiat Chrysler to eventually add thousands of autonomous cars to Waymo’s current fleet of 600 vehicles—and, eventually, expand into other cities. To date, Waymo has tested autonomous cars in 25 cities.)

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