[AnotherUnixGeek]

Although the cars will drive themselves, a Waymo engineer will sit behind the wheel in case anything goes wrong.

And also probably to make sure the cars don't get stripped by passengers looking for interesting technology artifacts.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"And also probably to make sure the cars don't get stripped by passengers looking for interesting technology artifacts."

And to forestall making whoopee in the mobile boudoir...at least in 2018: Self-driving cars could be the brothels of the future

[Fresh Wind]

And also probably to make sure the cars don't get stripped by passengers looking for interesting technology artifacts.

You realize there will be cameras in the cars to record everything the passengers do or say, and that what they see and hear will be reported back to the mother ship in real time, don't you?