Daily Tech News Show Driverless Cars Hit the Freeways! - DTNS 5144
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Nov 12, 2025 Waymo takes a major leap by offering driverless rides on expressways. Safety perceptions of autonomous vehicles are explored, comparing them to human drivers. Even Realities unveils smart glasses that pair with a smart ring for enhanced tech interaction. The discussion also covers Google's private AI compute advancements and Apple’s new digital ID features for US passports. Plus, Sony reveals a region-locked, disc-free PS5, and there's a look at a new rollable monitor from Samsung. Exciting times in tech!
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Waymo Launches Driverless Freeway Rides
- Waymo is the first autonomous taxi to offer freeway routes without any humans aboard, reducing some trip times by up to 50%.
- The feature is opt-in, rolled out slowly, limited to certain freeways and metro areas, and available 24/7.
Opt In For Freeway Routes
- Opt into Waymo's freeway preference in the app if you want potentially faster routes that include expressways.
- Expect gradual rollout and not every trip to use freeway driving even after opting in.
Fewer Events Make Freeways Hard To Train On
- Freeway driving has fewer critical events, which makes it paradoxically harder to train autonomous systems due to fewer edge cases.
- Waymo used closed-course testing and simulations to augment public road data before rollout.
