Reports of Google testing out self driving cars have been long around. The search giant has reportedly entered into a partnership with Fiat-Chrysler to build a fleet of self-driving Pacifica (Chrysler’s new plug-in hybrid minivan).
According to a report by electrek, the first few prototypes are already making rounds in Mountain View area.
The report adds that Google is testing out a fleet of 100 Pacifica minivans armed with the self-driving system. The company is also testing out the technology on 24 Lexus Rx450h SUVs and 34 prototypes of its own design.
‘The first 6 minivans arrived at one of Google’s facilities in Mountain View and the company already equipped two of them with sensor suites and installed mounting systems on others,’ the report further added.
As spotted in the images, the sensor suite is mounted on the roof of the van and look to include radar antennas, lidar sensors and cameras.
