Autonomous ride-hailing company Waymo announced on Wednesday that it would begin offering rides on freeways for customers in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and the San Francisco Bay Area. “Expanding our ...

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LA's freeways were built to speed cars from the suburbs to downtown. But that vision meant moving people out of the way and significantly changing the city.

Waymo posted on X today that it has opened fully autonomous rides on LA freeways to its employees. The company noted that this is a preliminary step toward bringing its vehicle fleet onto highways for ...

The driverless ride-hailing company Waymo began offering rides this week on freeways in the Los Angeles area, as well as in the Bay Area and Phoenix. Introducing rides on freeways “is built on ...

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Waymo robotaxis have become a common sight on Los Angeles surface streets. Now those driverless vehicles are heading to the city’s network of freeways. The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle technology ...

The White House wants to roll back fuel economy standards. Could that mean more air pollutants coming out of car tailpipes — just as LA is seeing a surge of home construction along freeways? Last week ...

Southern California is internationally revered for its sandy beaches, mountain ranges, sunny disposition and star power. Still, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone enamoured with its freeway system.