{"id":7226,"date":"2024-01-19T02:37:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/?p=7226"},"modified":"2024-01-19T02:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:37:58","slug":"waymo-to-test-its-autonomous-ride-hailing-service-on-phoenix-freeways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/waymo-to-test-its-autonomous-ride-hailing-service-on-phoenix-freeways\/","title":{"rendered":"Waymo to Test its Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service on Phoenix Freeways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Waymo<\/a> has announced<\/a> that the company will begin the testing of its fully autonomous ride-hailing services on Phoenix freeways.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waymo\u2019s self-driving vehicles currently operate across 225 square miles of city streets in the Phoenix metro area, offering passengers the convenience of on-demand, fully autonomous rides throughout the Valley. Yet, these services have been limited to surface streets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To improve the ride-hailing service experience for riders, Waymo has begun to increase freeway testing of its passenger vehicles. This next step will help riders get to where they\u2019re going safely and more efficiently by cutting travel time in half for most routes, including trips from Sky Harbor Airport to north Scottsdale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Waymo, the company will take a step-by-step approach to rolling out its freeway ride-hailing technology before officially offering the service to the public. Over the past year, Waymo has gradually tested passenger vehicles on freeways with an autonomous specialist behind the wheel. Now, the company is entering into its next phase of freeway testing with the rollout of rider-only trips on Phoenix highways for Waymo employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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