Waymo gains Taxi License in Arizona

by Michael Keane

Per a story written by Jonathan Gitlin fron Ars Technica (story link here), Alphabet's Waymo has been granted a license to operate as a taxi in the Phoenix, AZ area. This should add leverage to the autonomous driverless vehicle industry as more and more of the public will have access to its use. Fiat Chrysler should also see some added marketing and advertising coverage from this as more of their vehicles will be on the road and available for the public to experience.

Getting more eyes and experience behind the driverless vehicles is paramount to continue to develop the technology, and the attitude of the public. While there will be issues, it seems that step by step, driverless vehicles are becoming more of a reality. The likely jump in revenue is not far behind for Waymo and Fiat Chrysler. 

Trov and Waymo Continue Mainstreaming Driverless Cars

by Michael Keane

In a move that continues the trend towards mainstreaming driverless cars, Waymo and Trov have partnered up on the insurance side of the business. Waymo has already partnered with Fiat Chrysler on using its vehicles for the test

In an article (link here) written by Darrell Etherington ( @etherington ) and published by TechCrunch, the companies will be partnering to cover passengers lost and managed property. This was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

On another note, a congratulations goes out to Phoenix AZ leadership for getting these vehicles on the road. A link to the story on that is here.

KeaneVCC continues to see the trend towards driverless cars moving forward. Some previous posts on the subject are below.

Electric/Driverless Cars Part 1

Electric/Driverless Cars Part 2

Electric/Driverless Cars Part 3


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