Google, Fiat ink deal to make 100 self-driving minivans

Chrysler engineers will be modifying 100 2017 Pacifica Hybrid minivans for Google, which will install its self-driving tech and put the car on roads for further autonomous vehicle testing. A self-driving Lexus SUV owned by Google's parent company Alphabet struck a bus February 14 while it was testing on the streets of Mountain View, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO – Google will collaborate with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to put its self-driving car technology into 100 Pacifica minivans, the CEOs of both companies told USA TODAY. The vehicles will be used to turbocharge Google's seven-year-old autonomous car program. For Fiat Chrysler, the agreement provides a technological crash course in what it takes to transform a standard vehicle into an autonomous one.