Waymo just added freeway rides. It shaved 15 minutes off my robotaxi commute.

Waymo is offering freeway rides to select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, starting Wednesday, positioning the Alphabet company as the only fully autonomous ride-hailing service in the US taking public passengers on high-speed roads. The move is a critical milestone for Waymo.The robotaxi company has been testing fully autonomous rides on public freeways with employees for more than a year. Opening freeway routes to its paid service signals that the company believes its autonomous system ...