Get a ride from Google and there's no driver

See how self-driving cars prepare for the real world inside a private testing facility owned by Google's autonomous car company, Waymo. A Waymo self driving minivan stops for a cyclist at the company's private test facility in central California. SAN FRANCISCO -- Ask people what they think about being chauffeured by a driverless car, and you're likely to get a wake-me-when-it's-here yawn. Waymo, Google's year-old company dedicated to commercializing autonomous vehicles, will soon be offering Phoenix-area residents rides in self-driving Chrysler Pacificas that feature no one in the driver's seat. "What you're seeing now marks the start of a new phase for Waymo and the history of this technology," Waymo CEO John Krafcik told an audience at Web Summit in Lisbon Tuesday, according to a draft of remarks provided to USA TODAY.