Waymo One doesn't use NDAs and users are allowed to bring friends with them, but Waymo also has an "early rider" program that's more restrictive and does use NDAs.

Correct. This article is about "fully driverless" rides (rides with no safety driver present) graduating from their experimental "Early Rider Program" (which includes a small group of people under NDAs) to their public "Waymo One" service (which is a commercial service which requires no NDAs, but still has rather limited availability for now).

Waymo One has been shut down for a while now due to COVID, but now that driverless rides are an option they're re-opening the service with 100% fully driverless rides. Once they get around to installing barriers between the driver and passenger seats they plan to go back to most rides having a safety driver, but with some smaller percentage of Waymo One rides continuing to be fully driverless.

> "I wonder if these friends and family persons are subject to any NDA"

According to the article: "take friends and family along on their rides and share their experience with the world"

Sure, I was addressing the date specifically.