Overview
- Freeway driving begins for Trusted Tester users now, with access expanding to more riders as the rollout progresses.
- Waymo extends Bay Area coverage to San José with curbside pickup at San Jose Mineta International Airport and grows the regional fleet from over 800 to more than 1,000 vehicles.
- The company says its vehicles have logged millions of freeway miles and will generally follow posted speeds, adjusting up or down to match traffic flow for safety.
- Most major highways within the Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco service areas are included at launch, though some segments are excluded and Austin and Atlanta are not yet enabled.
- Early demonstrations indicate significant time savings, including a Business Insider ride that took 10 minutes via US‑101 versus about 27 minutes on surface streets without freeway access.