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Waymo has resumed freeway operations following software updates that enhance scene recognition and routing around construction zones. This operational shift addresses recent safety scrutiny regarding autonomous vehicle behavior in high-speed environments, marking a critical milestone for commercial deployment scalability.
Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways
The freeway pause — and its restart — comes amid increased scrutiny into Waymo and other robotaxi operators, particularly over how these self-driving vehicles behave in certain high-traffic situations and around emergency responders.
Waymo is slowly adding freeway routes back to its service area more than two months after the company stopped driving these high-speed roads over how its rovotaxis behaved near construction zones. Waymo announced Wednesday in a post on X that it would gradually add freeway routes, starting with Phoenix — the company’s first…
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