- Hello, hello.
Ida and I today, are going to take a little Waymo ride
on the Waymo One
to check out the newest features
that have been released on the app.
They include multi-stop,
so we can add multiple steps,
and then round trip,
to make our little errand running journey
as well as the new sync ability,
or compatibility with our Google account for audio
so we can listen to our music
from our YouTube music playlists,
or podcasts, or whatever we want
while we're on the road.
So we're gonna give it a try, here we go.
Here's our Waymo One ride.
No one behind the wheel.
Wow.
[Waymo] Good morning Ben.
This car is all yours with no one up front.
You want to hit start ride?
Okay.
[Waymo] Heading to Alma School
and Queen Creek Goodwill Retail Store
and Donation Center.
Please make sure your seat belt is fastened.
For any questions, press the help button
to speak with a rider support agent.
Wow, there's lots of details.
(bell chimes)
Well Ida, how's it going?
Good.
What do you think of riding in the Waymo?
It's really cool.
Like, you don't even need to look outside
because it knows where everything is.
Is it scary, not having someone
behind the steering wheel?
Well, it is a bit weird
that technology is this like, smart.
But it's not that scary really.
Yeah.
So much technology is,
and time is put into these things, it's so cool.
And that's how the Waymo driver works.
It's like a computer
that's called the artificial intelligence
and it continually learns new things.
All of the sensors and cameras and everything
that are on all of these Waymo cars
are gathering information
to help the driver learn more and more
about its surroundings, and how to respond
to different situations.
Just like us, when we're growing and learning,
always, you know, we always see new things
and experience new things, and we learn
so that helps us make other, better choices
in the future, when things come up, huh?
Wow.
Remember that time we went to the store
and the guy got so confused?
- Yeah. - They were like, wait
there's no driver in that car.
How is it driving away?
That's totally wild, huh?
Mhmm.
Wave at the guy when he pulls up okay?
I'll trade you straight across.
Is that driverless?
Yup.
Oh how cool is that?
Pretty groovy huh?
I like it!
Yeah!
I wouldn't take this driverless.
I was gonna say.
But I would trade you straight across.
I'm good.
(Ben chuckling)
But thanks for the offer.
Yeah, have a good one.
- Have a good day.
We'll race you off the line.
Okay.
(Ben chuckling)
Never work!
Yeah.
(car engine rumbling)
That was a beautiful old Thunderbird.
I just want to give a quick shout out
to the Waymo team for listening to all of our input
and our feedback.
After every ride, we'd always make suggestions and things
and for a while there, it thought it was going unheeded
but recently, a few days ago,
we got an email update about new features
being released on the app, that thrilled me.
And that is that we can now do round trips
and multi-stop trips
so that we can actually make practical use
of our Waymo rides, by running errands,
going to the store, and picking things up
and making multiple stops
to do different things.
And that was wonderful, we were very thrilled
to be trying it out, and hope it works well
and glad to be helping improve upon it.
So thank you all very much Waymo.
It's always interesting to see people's reactions
when you come into the parking lot,
if they notice at all.
I really love those trees.
They're pretty, huh?
Pretty flowers.
Looks like we are there.
Oh, it's that Goodwill.
Can you roll up your window?
All right Miss Ida, we're on our way home now.
What do you think about our trip so far?
It's really cool.
This is the first time we've done it
where we've been able to take multiple stops.
What did you think of that?
Did it work out okay?
- Mhmm. - Yeah?
Well, I know for me
it's nice because I don't have to drive.
I can sit back here talking to my daughter
instead of focusing on the road.
That's also good for me
so that I can talk to you.
Right, right, right.
A little added benefit huh?
Mhmm.
And we're dealing with a little bit of construction.
It even knows where the traffic cones are.
Yeah.
Do you seen the cones showing up on the screen?
Mhmm.
And I see them in real life.
Right.
Yeah, I guess the screen is real
in real life, but...
Just saw a guy mowing his lawn
and he looked up, and he stopped mowing his lawn
and he was staring at us, wondering how the car was driving
so I waved at him,
and he gave me a nervous nod.
(Ida giggling)
That's really funny
I just saw a cat
and it turned its head,
but then it went, but then we passed by it
and it wasn't even a 3D shape
it was just a...
Oh, there's the park.
Mhmm.
It was just like a hologram or a shape.
It was black.
Roll down your window
and wave at that guy.
He smiled at you.
But you're just not great at this.
There's no speed bumps.
Oh, it's finding a place to park over here.
Ah, there's no parking.
And, stop. - Here we are.
(bell chimes)
[Waymo] Please remember-
- Thank you Waymo! - Please take your
seatbelt off, before exiting the vehicle.
- [Ida] Sweet.
Did you even have to press the button on the door?