In a fireside chat during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, Ashkenazi discussed Waymo, an Alphabet company that develops self-driving technol

San Diegans familiar with Waymo’s operations in Phoenix and San Francisco—whether as passengers or through stories—recall troublemakers pushing the limits by hotboxing, hooking up, and pulling pranks inside and outside the self-driving cars.

By February 2025, the service has expanded to nearly 80 square miles, and Waymo began testing its driverless operations on the freeways. Initially, freeway rides will be available only to Waymo employees, with plans to gradually expand access to the public, just as they did with non-freeway routes.

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