Waymo first to test fully driverless cars as it focuses on ‘shared mobility’ future

Google’s autonomous car division Waymo is claiming a ‘world-first’ as it steps up the progress of bringing driverless cars to the roads by starting a trial of driverless minivans on public roads in Arizona.
Speaking at Lisbon’s Web Summit yesterday (7 November), Waymo’s CEO John Krafcik revealed that the trial had been live since mid-October and is a “significant step” as it marks the first trial without a safety driver or human sat behind the wheel in c