FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, a skylight is reflected in the rear window of a Waymo driverless car during a Google event in San Francisco. Google's robotic car spin-off Waymo is poised to become the first to test fully driverless vehicles on California's public roads. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
The head of Alphabet Inc’s autonomous vehicle unit gave a cautious outlook for the nascent industry on Nov 13, saying the technology won’t be ubiquitous for decades and that driverless vehicles will always have constraints.
Waymo chief executive officer John Krafcik said self-driving cars will require driver assistance for many years to come, and that he doesn’t envision a day when the technology operates in all weather conditions and without some sort of “user interaction”.
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