Waymo emails customers saying self-driving taxis will pick up passengers without a back-up driver

Waymo has emailed a select group or customers to notify them that'completely driverless cars are on the way'. The former Google project could soon unleash an autonomous taxi fleet without a human backup driver at the wheel. The email notes that customers who are matched with a fully driverless vehicle in its ride-hailing app will be notified so they won't be surprised to see an empty front seat when the car arrives. Waymo has emailed a select group or customers to notify them that'completely driverless cars are on the way'. Both early Waymo and Waymo One customers have received the email, which says the firm has been has been testing and refining its self-driving tech and that the riders may see Waymo vehicles that have no safety driver behind the wheel.