We followed Waymo's self-driving cars around Arizona for 170 miles: Here's what we saw

A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Waymo self-driving cars are seen Nov. 28, 2018, in Chandler. Emergency crews directed the afternoon traffic around the wrecked cars and fire engines at McQueen and Pecos roads in the Phoenix suburb in mid-October. The Chrysler Pacifica minivan -- equipped with former Google car company Waymo's self-driving vehicle technology -- approached the scene tepidly, while dozens of other vehicles merged into the turn lanes far sooner. A human driver in this situation might try to make eye contact with the drivers already in the crowded turn lane, or even wave, to try to cut in. But drivers around a Waymo van never know if the car is driving itself, or if the test driver behind the wheel has control as they maneuver through school zones, shopping centers and freeways across the southeast Phoenix metro area, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.