Waymo offers virtual reality glimpse at riding in driverless car

Waymo says its self-driving cars have now racked up 5 million miles on public roads.

To commemorate that milestone, Waymo, an offshoot of Google parent Alphabet, is releasing an immersive 360-degree video to let users experience the feeling of riding in a car with no driver as it navigates itself through city streets.

By Carolyn Said

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Waymo-offers-virtual-reality-glimpse-at-riding-in-12715117.php?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&utm_campaign=sfc_biztek

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Urbanism Next Conference – 3/5-7 – Portland, Oregon

While there has been a focused effort on research around the technological aspects of AVs, there has been a shortage of systematic exploration of the secondary effects on city development, form, and design, and the implications for sustainability, resiliency, equity, cost, and general livability.

http://www.matr.net/article-81684.html