https://medium.com/enrique-dans/the-self-driving-car-is-here-in-2017-b037eb09df89 >I apologize: I got it wrong. For some time now I have been saying to anybody who will listen that the horizon for the arrival of self-driving vehicles would be around 2020. But this week, on November 7, 2017, to be precise, Waymo announced that fully autonomous driving vehicles, with no human behind the wheel, are now available for testing in real traffic conditions, on real streets and highways, in Phoenix, Arizona, for those who want to apply as volunteers to their early rider program. Nothing short of a major milestone. >A modified Chrysler Pacifica minivan pulls up, you get in the back, and the driverless vehicle takes you where you want to go.