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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by JumpCrisscross on Friday June 21, 2024 @05:35PM (#40754069)
> purposely avoids freeways and higher speed roads

When did you take it? They’ve started taking freeways in January, including for intracity trips [1].

[1] https://waymo.com/blog/2024/01/from-surface-streets-to-freew...

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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by jessriedel on Friday June 21, 2024 @06:44PM (#40754614)
They announced that for Phoenix in January, but I think freeway driving is still only available to employees or maybe some special customers.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/watch-waymos-self-driving...

I tried it in Phoenix in May and it wouldn’t take the freeway. And it’s definitely not generally available in the Bay area. (I take them every week or two.)

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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by JumpCrisscross on Friday June 21, 2024 @06:52PM (#40754666)
> I think freeway driving is still only available to employees or maybe some special customers

Not a special customer, can't even get access in LA. Waymo took the freeway in Phoenix in March.

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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ... by jessriedel on Saturday June 22, 2024 @01:32AM (#40756552)
> Waymo took the freeway in Phoenix in March.

Do you mean they were doing testing with employees and special customers? Or do you mean anyone who had gotten off the waitlist could ride on the freeway in Phoenix?

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