The point of waymo is to be as boring as possible: https://youtu.be/s9O9fCMq2Ho

Google's devs started work in 2004 and didn't publicly announce anything until 2013: https://youtu.be/7Yd9Ij0INX0

They didn't let their vehicles go faster than 25mph until 2016, and even today cap out at 65mph: https://www.govtech.com/transportation/why-waymos-robotaxis-are-avoiding-freeways-airport

They are intentionally as boring as possible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo

Meanwhile some south african apartheid techbro heard "boring" and went "drill baby drill": https://youtu.be/ACXaFyB_-8s