Waymo will give shoppers rides to Walmart with its self-driving cars

See how self-driving cars prepare for the real world inside a private testing facility owned by Google's autonomous car company, Waymo. Waymo's latest trial project could be a sign of things to come in the future of shopping and self-driving cars. The Alphabet-owned autonomous car company is teaming up with Walmart and several other businesses in the Phoenix area to give customers free rides to and from their destinations. Participants in Waymo's early rider program -- they number about 400 within a 100-square-mile section of Phoenix -- can place orders for groceries on Walmart.com and get a Waymo ride to the local retail store while their order is being prepared. Then, Waymo will return them home.