US EditionWaymo's Driverless Rides Are Hitting Freeways, Starting in These Cities
- Waymo said Wednesday it will begin driverless robotaxi rides on freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and Phoenix starting Nov. 12, 2025, with broader rollout following.
- Waymo prepared by more than a year of employee freeway testing, supplemented with closed-course testing and simulation, using two onboard computers for redundancy.
- Pierre Kreitmann said, `On freeways, critical events happen less often, and that means that there are fewer opportunities to expose our system to real scenarios`, and Waymo vehicles will stay at or below 65 mph, sometimes reaching 68, or take surface streets in heavy rain.
- Waymo says freeway driving can reduce ride times by up to 50%, creating a unified 260-mile service area that includes San Jose Mineta International Airport with a $4 airport service fee.
- Federal traffic-safety authorities opened a probe in May 2024 after 22 reports, including 17 collisions, while local officials and critics cite incidents and Waymo plans expansions to Dallas, Miami, Nashville, Las Vegas, Detroit, and London next year.
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Driverless Waymo cars now venturing onto LA freeways
The driverless ride-hailing company Waymo began offering rides this week on freeways in the Los Angeles area, as well as in the Bay Area and Phoenix. Introducing rides on freeways “is built on real-world performance and millions of miles logged on freeways, skillfully handling highway dynamics with our employees and guests in Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles,” according to Waymo. ALSO SEE: With more self-driving cars on the road, states pu…
Waymo Launches First US Freeway Robotaxi Rides in California and Arizona - The Thinking Conservative News
Waymo has launched driverless robotaxi rides on freeways in the United States, a first in the country for autonomous ride-hailing services. The post Waymo Launches First US Freeway Robotaxi Rides in California and Arizona appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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