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Waymo hosted an interactive technology demonstration, in partnership with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, to expose students, school administration and members of the broader Austin community to autonomous driving technology.

In October 2020, Chandler AZ became the first city where riders could experience Waymo One’s fully autonomous ride-hailing service with no human operator in the vehicle. To celebrate this two-year milestone, we’re showcasing some exciting Chandler landmarks passengers can visit with Waymo One, as chosen by Mayor Hartke.

From making space missions possible to improving safety right here on Earth, significant milestones in transportation and safety have been led by or enabled by women.

Dr. Rory Cooper remembers when the idea of autonomous vehicles first crossed his radar. It was 1994. Engineers were exploring how innovations like intelligent highways and lane-following technology could make roadways and vehicles safer. Cooper, an engineer, had just founded the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) at the University of Pittsburgh to research ways to increase mobility for people with disabilities.

In the season six debut episode of the podcast Revisionist History, author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell shares his experience taking a ride with Waymo outside Phoenix, Arizona one morning.