"Waymo's Robotaxis Hit Phoenix Highways: A Milestone for Self-Driving Cars"

Waymo's fully driverless vehicles will now be operating on Phoenix's freeways, initially offering rides to employees and their friends before expanding to paying passengers through the Waymo One ridehailing app. This move aims to address customer concerns about longer trip times due to the avoidance of highways by self-driving cars. Waymo plans to collect data and feedback from passengers to improve highway driving and hopes to provide faster routes, particularly for trips to Phoenix's airports, which are a key source of revenue for ridehailing services.