One step closer to the commercial: Google-Google invited people a free ride on self-driving cars, drone-IT information

Evening of April 25 Beijing time news, after 8 years of research and development and a 200-mile road test, Google's self-driving car came well prepared for the passenger. Google's self-driving car companies owned by parent company Alphabet Waymo announced today that its self-driving cars will be field tested, Phoenix, Arizona citizens can apply for a lift.

At present, a number of automotive and technology company said it would launch commercial self-driving cars in around 2020, mainly used for taxi service, including Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Volvo, Nissan and BMW. However, the Waymo of the field tests show that, Google to launch commercial distance of self-driving cars a step goal.

Industry sources say, by authorization of their hardware and software to a taxi company (potential target users), Waymo could take years of investment. Meanwhile, a taxi company or you can save a large part of the cost, cost drivers.

Waymo CEO yuehan·kelafuxike (John Krafcik), said: "our business model remains, the most important thing is to know how many people are really going to use the service. This is the first time our self-driving cars consumer interaction with the real, this is a very important step for us. ”

Under Arizona law, when testing the self-driving cars may not be equipped with human drivers. Waymo the test still has human drivers in the car. Kelafuxike said: "the human driver is responsible for gathering information, including how to use the self-driving car. Driving tasks as a whole, is completed by a self-driving car. ”

Last September, the Uber took the lead in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market, introduced the self-driving car taxi service to the public. At that time, Uber has invited about 1000 Pittsburgh experience automatic driving a taxi service to the public. By contrast, the broader Waymo the tests, including the number of self-driving cars carry passengers, as well as consumer information to be collected by the Waymo.

At present, Waymo has 100 self-driving cars, manufactured by Chrysler partner Fiat. In addition, Waymo also worked with Chrysler, Fiat has signed orders for an additional 500, will start production next month.

离商用更近一步：谷歌邀请民众免费搭乘自动驾驶汽车 - 谷歌,无人驾驶 - IT资讯

北京时间4月25日晚间消息，经过8年的研发和200英里的路测，谷歌自动驾驶汽车终于做好了载客的准备。谷歌母公司Alphabet旗下自动驾驶汽车公司Waymo今日宣布，将对其自动驾驶汽车进行实地测试，亚利桑那州凤凰城的民众可免费申请搭乘。

当前，多家汽车和科技公司表示将在2020年左右推出商用自动驾驶汽车，主要用于打车服务，这其中包括福特汽车、通用汽车、丰田汽车、沃尔沃、日产汽车和宝马等。但是，Waymo的此次实地测试表明，谷歌距离推出商用自动驾驶汽车的目标更近一步。

业内人士称，通过将自己的硬件和软件授权给打车应用公司（潜在的目标用户），Waymo可以收回多年的投资。与此同时，打车应用公司也可以节省很大一部分成本，即司机的费用。

Waymo CEO约翰·克拉夫西克（John Krafcik）称：“我们的商业模式还有待商榷，目前最重要的事情是要清楚有多少人会真正使用该服务。这一次是我们的自动驾驶汽车首次与真正的消费者互动，对我们而言这是十分重要的一步。”

根据亚利桑那州的法律，对自动驾驶汽车进行测试时，可以不配备人类驾驶员。但Waymo的此次测试，还是有人类驾驶员在车内。克拉夫西克称：“人类驾驶员负责收集信息，包括人们如何使用自动驾驶汽车。整个驾驶任务，还是由自动驾驶汽车来完成。”

去年9月，Uber率先在宾夕法尼亚州匹茨堡市面向公众推出了自动驾驶汽车打车服务。当时，Uber邀请了约1000名匹茨堡市民体验其自动驾驶打车服务。相比之下，Waymo的此次测试更加宽泛，包括自动驾驶汽车搭载乘客的数量，以及Waymo所要收集的消费者使用信息。

当前，Waymo拥有100辆自动驾驶汽车，由合作伙伴菲亚特克莱斯勒生产。此外，Waymo还与菲亚特克莱斯勒签署了额外500辆的订单，将于下个月开始生产。