Those freeway rides are currently being tested with employees.

That includes mastering acceleration and deceleration and avoiding any debris on the road.

It’s tweaking other aspects of the rider experience, too.

Waymo scaled back itsautonomous truckingplans last year, saying it was doubling down on Waymo One instead.

The journey to bring self-driving cars to fruition hasn’t been without bumps in the road.

In February, a Waymo carcollided with a bikerin San Francisco, causing the cyclist minor injuries.

Waymoupdated its softwareto address the issue.

Competitor Cruise wassuspended indefinitelyin California after one of its driverless cars hit a jaywalking pedestrian.