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05-04-2016, 03:17 AM
Google adds 100 Chrysler hybrid minivans to self-driving fleet
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Google just figured out how to make minivans relevant: Make them auto**mous.
SEE ALSO: McLaren is selling one of the rarest and fastest supercars ever built (http://mashable.com/2016/05/01/mclaren-f1-for-sale/)
Google an**unced Tuesday after**on that it is teaming with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and adding 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its self-driving car fleet, thereby doubling the number of auto**mous cars in Google's stable.
This statement confirms a report (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/fiat-chrysler-google-partnership-report/) last week that the two companies were in late-stage talks over a technical partnership.
Perhaps the most significant point of all, this an**uncement marks the first time Google has partnered directly with a carmaker to produce the tech giant's self-driving cars. Before, Google just bought cars like the Lexus RX crossover or the Toyota Prius and fitted them with its self-driving tech. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/google-fca-self-driving-minivans/)
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Google just figured out how to make minivans relevant: Make them auto**mous.
SEE ALSO: McLaren is selling one of the rarest and fastest supercars ever built (http://mashable.com/2016/05/01/mclaren-f1-for-sale/)
Google an**unced Tuesday after**on that it is teaming with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and adding 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its self-driving car fleet, thereby doubling the number of auto**mous cars in Google's stable.
This statement confirms a report (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/fiat-chrysler-google-partnership-report/) last week that the two companies were in late-stage talks over a technical partnership.
Perhaps the most significant point of all, this an**uncement marks the first time Google has partnered directly with a carmaker to produce the tech giant's self-driving cars. Before, Google just bought cars like the Lexus RX crossover or the Toyota Prius and fitted them with its self-driving tech. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/google-fca-self-driving-minivans/)
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