I took a ride in Waymo’s fully driverless car

Waymo’s fully driverless vehicles are doing passenger trips in the suburbs outside Phoenix, Arizona. We got to experience it first hand, and our ride included a close brush with a construction site, a wrong turn, and a flock of pigeons. But more importantly, it got us thinking about what it means when Waymo says the future is driverless, and what we lose when we eliminate human driving. Read more: Subscribe: Like The Verge on Facebook: Follow on Twitter: Follow on Instagram: Why’d You Push That Button Podcast: The Vergecast Podcast: More about our podcasts: Read More: Community guidelines: Wallpapers from The Verge: Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: