Google's Waymo to start testing autonomous vans

John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo, introduces a Chrysler Pacifica hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, on Jan 8, 2017. Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google holding company Alphabet Inc, will begin test-driving self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans later this month on public roads in Arizona and California, CEO John Krafcik said. At the AutoMobili-D exhibit at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sunday, Krafcik said Waymo's "mission is to make it safe for people to move around". Examples include autonomous vehicles, car-sharing services like Uber Technologies Inc and Didi Chuxing and logistics software that can make air cargo volume more efficient than its current 40-45 percent level.