Is Silicon Valley ready for fully autonomous Waymo vehicles?


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 04 Dec 2018

A Waymo self-driving autonomous vehicle in Tempe, Ariz., on February 3, 2018. Tempe has become a hotbed of self-driving vehicle testing as the city has welcomed companies developing the technology to its roads. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA/TNS)

Waymo, the first company to get approval from the Department of Motor Vehicles to test fully self-driving vehicles on California roads, faces questions and concerns galore as it prepares to roll out the cars in Silicon Valley. 

For example, what happens if one of its vehicles – which won't have a driver behind the wheel – gets into an accident? 

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