Alphabet - owned Waymo will launch a fleet of self - driving cars in Phoenix later this year after being granted a permit to operate as a taxi company . Waymo said the size of the service will be limited by the number of vehicles at its disposal , although it 's said to have recently agreed to buy thousands of Pacifica minivans from Fiat Chrysler . It has n't released any price details The first US commercial ride-hailing service without human drivers has been approved. but it 's thought the company will be able to purchase ride - hailing services Uber and Lyft .
Alphabet - owned Waymo will launch a fleet of self - driving cars in Phoenix later this year after being granted a permit to operate as a taxi company . Waymo said the size of the service will be limited by the number of vehicles at its disposal , although it 's said to have recently agreed to buy thousands of Pacifica minivans from Fiat Chrysler . It has n't released any price details but it 's thought the company will be able to purchase ride - hailing services Uber and Lyft .