Google’s self-driving car spin-off is finally ready to try to profit from its nearly decade-old technology. Google’s self-driving car spin-off is finally ready to try to profit from its nearly decade-old technology. Waymo is introducing a small-scale ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area that will include a human behind the wheel in case the robotic vehicles malfunction. Today, we're taking the next step in our journey with the introduction of our commercial self-driving service, Waymo One. The Uber robotic car had a human safety driver behind the wheel, but that was not enough to prevent the accident in March.

Source: Irish Independent December 05, 2018 18:00 UTC