Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’

Waymo has special cars. These cars are driverless, meaning no person drives them. They drive by themselves! Waymo uses these cars in many cities across the U.S. More and more cars are driving in more places.

But sometimes, the cars see something new. It is an unexpected situation. The car does not know what to do because it has never seen it before. For example, maybe a strange object is on the road. Or many people are acting in a very unusual way. The car's computer does not have a plan for these new things.

Waymo is getting bigger, so the cars meet more new things. Waymo needs to teach its cars how to understand all these different, new situations. This helps the cars drive safely everywhere.