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Nearly one year after Waymo launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles, the company is ready to take on freeways.

Waymo announced Wednesday that it would begin taking customers on freeways within its 120-square-mile service area in L.A. as well as in the San Francisco Bay Area and Phoenix. The company has been testing on L.A. freeways with safety drivers since early this year.

The expansion to freeways could attract new customers and appeal to riders going longer distances. Waymo vehicles already shuttle customers in Southern California through several freeway-adjacent neighborhoods, including Santa Monica, Culver City and downtown Los Angeles.

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