Like a dad giving up his Camaro, Waymo killed its pod cars for self-driving vans

Earlier this year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCA made a deal with what was then the Google self-driving car project to supply Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for conversion into prototype autonomous vehicles.

The Google self-driving project is now Waymo, but FCA is still involved.

The automaker just completed production of 100 Pacifica Hybrid minivans for the project.

They re currently being outfitted with Waymo s suite of sensors and control systems, and will begin testing in 2017.

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The Pacifica Hybrid is actually a plug-in hybrid, meaning it can plug into an external power source to recharge, like an electric car.