1,000,000

Ground

Transportation Jobs

Gone

By 2025?

Airline Pilots

2030?

Google’s new self-driving minivans will be hitting the road at the end of January 2017

The minivans will be hitting the roads in Mountain View, California and Phoenix, Arizona, where the company’s self-driving Lexus SUVs have already driven thousands of miles over the past few years. Also today, Waymo gave the public its first look at the self-driving Pacificas, which have been under wraps since the deal between Google and Fiat Chrysler was first announced back in May 2016.

DYI:  Self driving cars and trucks will be arriving faster than you think as the technology continues to improve AND the cost drops as custom manufacturing ends and mass manufacturing begins.  There has also been talk of placing sensors into the roads further improving the safety factor.  Driverless cars and trucks are not ready for "prime time" although that date is now becoming sooner rather than later.  This will displace around 1 million truck, limo, cab drivers by 2025 and don't be surprised when you fly by 2030 there will be NO PILOT!  By 2050 all of this will be common place.

DYI