Eat My Shorts, Driver's Ed! Waymo Lets Teens Ride Solo!

Cowabunga No More Nagging!

Ay caramba! Waymo that fancy pants robot car company owned by Alphabet (whatever that is probably something boring) just announced they're letting teens like me ride in their self driving cars! That's right starting in Phoenix parents can sign us up. No more Mom and Dad asking 'Are we there yet?' or telling me to turn down the music. This is gonna be better than Krusty the Clown's sideshow!

More Riders More Dough!?

Turns out Waymo's trying to get more people riding in their cars because…money! They're expanding all over the U.S. and need to fill those seats. And Alphabet they're breathing down Waymo's neck to make some cold hard cash. So what better way than to let us teenagers loose in their robo mobiles? It's like giving a monkey a machine gun but with less…monkeys.

Specially Trained...Babysitters?

Waymo says they'll have "specially trained Rider Support agents" watching over us. Sounds like babysitters with headsets. And Mom and Dad get looped in if things get too crazy. They can also track our trips and get all the receipts. Talk about cramping my style! Still beats getting grounded I guess.

Phoenix First World Domination Later!

For now this teen riding thing is only happening in Phoenix. But don't have a cow man! They're planning to spread the teen taxi love to other cities where Waymo runs. California's up next probably. So keep your pants on future teen riders!

Uber Did It Too...D'oh!

Turns out Uber did this teen taxi thing last year. Figures! Those guys are always one step ahead…or maybe just copying each other. Waymo even works with Uber in some places so maybe they'll let us teens ride in Uber's robot cars too. It's like a never ending parade of driving…without the drivers!

New York New York...Manual Override?

Waymo's even trying to crack New York City! But they're starting slow with humans driving the cars at first. Even they're not crazy enough to let robot cars loose in that jungle. But hey maybe one day I'll be cruising down Fifth Avenue in a self driving limo. Now *that's* what I call excellent!