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Street Smarts: Waymo and Waze Turn Driver Data Into Pothole Repairs
Waymo says the program has already identified about 500 potholes and will let Waze users verify reports for city repair crews.
- On Thursday, Waymo and Waze launched a pilot program using autonomous vehicle sensors to identify potholes and share data with cities, aiming to "help fill reporting gaps and support cities' efforts to maintain safer streets."
- Waymo already utilizes perception hardware and physical feedback systems to detect road irregularities for its own navigation; after city officials requested such data, the company realized it could leverage this capability for infrastructure maintenance.
- The pilot covers five initial markets—San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, and Atlanta—where Waymo has already identified approximately 500 potholes, with data accessible through the Waze for Cities platform.
- Waze users can verify pothole locations through the app to improve data accuracy, while Austin officials noted the program could be a "positive step" to inform future investments through pavement maintenance programs.
- As Waymo expands to more than 20 cities this year, the partnership may improve its relationships with city governments; Sarah Kaufman, Director of the New York University Rudin Center for Transportation, called the data sharing a "simple step" reflecting corporate responsibility.
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