Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders

Google's car project finally exits testing phase through 'early rider program' in Phoenix
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After almost a decade of research, Google's autonomous car project is close to becoming a real service.

Now known as Waymo, the Alphabet Inc. self-driving car unit is letting residents of Phoenix sign up to use its vehicles, a major step toward commercializing a technology that could one day upend transportation.