Waymo is retiring its fleet of Fireflies to focus on putting its autonomous driving software in vehicles mass produced by the big car makers, company officials said Monday in a post on Medium.
Waymo retiring Firefly prototype autonomous vehicles - Business Insider
In addition to launch of an automated ride-hailing service, Waymo and Fiat Chrysler are also significantly expanding the size of the Waymo test fleet with an additional 500 Pacifica hybrid minivans. Waymo isn’t the first company to launch an automated ride service, Delphi and nuTonomy both have pilot programs in Singapore with six cars each. Uber started carrying some passengers in Pittsburgh in the fall of 2016 and launched a short-lived San Francisco test in December.
Waymo Launches Early Rider Program, Expands Self-Driving Fleet With Fiat Chrysler