根據媒體報導，Alphabet(字母公司，google的母公司)已經放棄了自行製造
自動駕駛車，轉而跟汽車製造商合作開發。另外google也將放棄原本計劃好的
無方向盤、無踏板的自動駕駛車，理由是google的CEO Larry Page和CFO Ruth Porat
覺得這樣的設計並不實際。
另外自動駕駛車的項目將會從google的神祕實驗室 - google X 中移出，分拆到
字母公司底下一間叫做Waymo的公司裡。
熱騰騰的介紹影片 - Say hello to Waymo: https://youtu.be/uHbMt6WDhQ8
受到這個消息影響，Tesla的股價在開盤交易的一個小時內大漲了將近5%
剛去查了一下，最後是以上漲2.97%做收。
這台看起來呆呆笨笨沒有方向盤的可愛小車要消失了...
http://i.imgur.com/mVugGRn.jpg
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原文連結：
https://goo.gl/6kIgLh
原文內容：
Google has reportedly backed off plans for radical self-driving cars in
run-up to launch
Google has long said that it has no plans to manufacture self-driving
cars itself, instead partnering with automakers, but it had been thought
that it might press ahead with cars without steering wheels or pedals.
However, a new report from The Information suggests that parent company
Alphabet has now ‘backed off’ these plans in favor of something more
conventional.
The report also echoes a much earlier one on the company’s intentions
for the self-driving car project …
Alphabet has backed off plans to develop a revolutionary car without a
steering wheel or pedals, at least for now, according to people close to
the closely-watched project. Instead, the self-driving car pioneer has
settled on a more practical effort to partner with automakers to make a
vehicle that drives itself but has traditional features for human drivers.
It was reported this time last year that Google planned to establish the
self-driving car project as its own Alphabet company, and to launch it as
an Uber/Lyft competitor, rather than selling the cars directly to
consumers. The WSJ made a similar claim in the summer, saying that the
aim was a ride-sharing service pairing multiple customers traveling in
the same direction.
The latest report supports this, stating that the goal is to launch an
autonomous taxi service before the end of next year.
Google already has a confirmed partnership with Chrysler to make
self-driving electric minivans, with the first prototypes spotted in
October. A minivan would obviously be a good choice for a service
intended to carry passengers from more than one booking. Maybe even a
fully electric one.