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(enticing music). - Hey it's Andy with "The Verge.". I'm about to go for a ride. in one of Waymo's fully driverless cars,. here in Phoenix, Arizona.. As you can see, there is no driver in the front.. I'm not nervous.. Are you nervous?. I'm not nervous.. Here we are, riding in a minivan. with nobody in the front seat, with pedestrians,. and cyclists and other vehicles out on a public road.
It's a surreal experience.. Google has been working on self-driving cars. for over 10 years now.. In 2016, Google spun out its project. as a separate company called Waymo.. And since then, it's been testing hundreds of vehicles
here in Arizona,. mostly for an Uber-like ride hailing service.
/ˈvēək(ə)l/
thing used for transporting people or goods. Means of expressing, showing, or achieving.
/ˈwərkiNG/
having paid employment. action of doing work. To make an effort to do something.
/ˈprīvit/
Not controlled by the government; not state-owned. lowest rank in army.
/ˈdrīvərləs/
(of vehicle) capable of travelling without input from human operator.
forming or viewed as unit apart or by itself. individual items of clothing suitable for wearing in different combinations. To divide two things by being in between them.