Google announced the historic turning point of self-driving cars

After more than 8 years, Google's subsidiary, Waymo, believes that its technology is ready to drive cars completely to the road without people sitting in the driver's seat.

Waymo CEO John Krafcik announced at the Web Summit conference, Lisbon that Waymo's self-driving car is ready to run on the street without a supervisor. The company also shared some details about expanding the pilot program on the blog. Even if both CEO and Waymo representative do not say exactly why the company is confident that its vehicles can drive completely on their own, Waymo seems to have reached level 4, meaning that the car is self-sufficient. handle all situations without human intervention. Most other businesses are taking self-driving car test at level 3, still need an operator in many situations.

Waymo's statement marks an important turning point in the development of self-driving cars.

Testing Waymo's self-driving car will start in Phoenix (USA). A limited number of Chrysler Pacifica vehicles have been tested without drivers in the designated area and are expected to expand the program to more cars in the area of ​​more than 1,500ha over time.

Waymo has announced the clip of the self-driving car completely Pacifica runs on the road, demonstrating its ability to handle many situations when it is circulated such as stopping pedestrians to cross the street and following a signal light, turn . Waymo's statement to hit marked an important turning point in the development of self-driving cars. So far, these vehicles often have to ask drivers to track the itinerary and control when incidents cannot be handled by themselves. It is regulated by the authorities of each locality but along with the development of technology, the rules also change.

For example, the California Motor Vehicles Administration (USA) recently proposed a series of changes, allowing companies to test vehicles themselves to drive completely on the road, following new federal regulations on vehicles. self-driving was passed by the US House of Representatives and is currently waiting for the Senate to vote. Once they are approved, the new self-driving car test program can expand quickly, leading the way is Waymo.

The Google company said it began sending invitations to people to try it out for personal use, starting with those who had participated in the previous pilot program in Phoenix. According to Waymo CEO, in the future, users can rent a car for the day, week or even longer. Since there is no need for a driver, the car can also be redesigned to carry things, make dinner or take a nap.

The fully self-driving car and self-driving car service help Waymo gain a central position in the self-propelled technology race.