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Google might make minivans cool

Because self-driving vans are hipper than regular vans?

One of the cars in Google's new fleet of self-driving minivans.
One of the cars in Google's new fleet of self-driving minivans.
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I might finally get some cool dad points. Despite much ridicule, I’ve made no secret of the fact that my usual mode of transportation is a minivan.

Practical, if not the hippest thing you’ve ever seen. Four kids will do that to you.

But now, this.

Google announced today it’s gonna build self-driving minivans, 100 of them.

It’ll partner with Chrysler to do it. Happy to be a test subject, just sayin’.

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