Electrek

Waymo expands service map and adds freeway access to three major US cities

Waymo announced freeway trips in three major US cities as well as an expansion of its service availability in a familiar region.
Governing

Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Arrive in Denver. But Colorado Has No Regulatory Oversight

Colorado has welcomed autonomous vehicles — but unlike Arizona or California, the state has no agency charged with regulating safety, privacy or accountability.

Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips

The Alphabet company’s self-driving cars are opening up shop in more and more cities. Now—finally—they’re taking to the freeway.

Waymo says its self-driving taxis will take customers on freeways for the first time

Waymo, a spinoff of Google, appears to be the first company to offer fully autonomous freeway rides, without a human specialist in the car, to fare-paying riders in the United States, company spokesperson Sandy Karp said.

Waymo is hitting the highway — but can it handle the speed?

Life is a highway, and Waymo needs to learn to drive it if it wants to grow.
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