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Waymo’s ‘Self-Driving’ Claims Get a Reality Check on Capitol Hill

  • Jason Nelson--Decrypt
  • published date: 2026-02-05 23:04:43 UTC

Senators pressed Waymo over its use of human operators in the Philippines, questioning whether autonomy still means what Waymo says it does.

In brief <ul><li>Waymo told senators that human operators overseas provide guidance to its vehicles in difficult situations but do not control driving.</li><li>Sen. Ed Markey said overseas involveme… [+5176 chars]