Google's Waymo invites members of public to trial self-driving vehicles

Spin-off company opens up cars to hundreds of Phoenix residents, following aggressive pitching from state of Arizona

Google's self-driving car spin-off, Waymo, is opening up its vehicles to members of the public for the first time.

Residents of Phoenix, Arizona, are being invited to apply to join the trial, which will see "hundreds" of participants being given full-time access to the fleet of600 self-driving minivans that Waymo intends to operate in the city.