Waymo’s self-driving cars will carry packages for UPS in Phoenix

[cheryl]

Waymo’s self-driving cars will carry packages for UPS in Phoenix - ARS Technica

Waymo vehicles will carry packages from UPS stores to a central UPS warehouse.

Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving company, is getting into the package-delivery business, the company announced in a Wednesday blog post.

"Our self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans will shuttle packages from UPS Stores in the Metro Phoenix area to the UPS Tempe hub," Chief Operating Officer Tekedra Mawakana wrote. Initially, Waymo will have a safety driver behind the wheel of each vehicle carrying packages.

Importantly, Waymo is not going to start delivering UPS packages directly to customers—a job that would require a human delivery person to carry the package to a customer's front door.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Sounds like a contract violation

 

[cosmo1]

Delivery Vehicles Should Be Fully-Electric Not 'Self-Driving'

 

[sandwich]

Anything to get that stock price up

 

[olroadbeech]

a drone could "carry" package to front door.

where can I buy drone company stock?

 

[Damanmad]

There still setting up everything. So we must stay on it to know I’m very interested also. This is an excellent question. Keep on it we will figure it out.

 

[Damanmad]

Sounds like a contract violation

How?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

How?

Is a UPS employee going to be in they minivan picking up the packages?