Alphabet-owned Waymo is breaking the norm of self-driving cars avoiding freeways, announcing that its fully driverless vehicles in Phoenix will now navigate higher-speed highways. Initially, the service will be limited to Waymo employees and their friends, later extending to paying passengers on the Waymo One ride-hailing app. The move aims to address customer concerns about longer routes and positions Waymo to collect valuable data for future improvements, particularly for airport trips.
More details on Waymo's blog post:
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