Google's Waymo teases first photos of self-driving Chrysler minivan

Google's new Waymo self-driving car company showed the first images of its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan that will begin testing on public streets in 2017. In a Medium post on Sunday, John Krafcik, CEO at Waymo, said production of the self-driving hybrid minivan began in October and has been tested in a limited fashion at Fiat Chrysler's Chelsea Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Michigan, and its Arizona Proving Grounds in Yucca, Arizona. Krafcik showed images of the hybrid minivan with a suite of updated sensors, an all-new computer, and other major system updates. The 5 biggest tech trends of 2016: ZDNet editors sound off Five ways to make your digital strategy a success in 2017 Inside Amazon's clickworker platform: How half a million people are being paid pennies to train AI Inside Amazon's clickworker platform: How half a million people are being paid pennies to train AI "Getting from program kickoff to production and full vehicle assembly in half a year is a testament to the strong teamwork and collaboration between FCA and Waymo engineers," Krafcik wrote. Earlier this month, Google's self-driving car project launched as an independent business, called Waymo, under Alphabet, Google's parent company.