Life is a highway, and Waymo needs to learn to drive it if it wants to grow.

The driverless taxi company will begin offering rides on freeways for the first time in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix.

Waymo robotaxis can now use highways, enabling long-distance autonomous trips across major U.S. regions and marking a major leap in driverless mobility.

Waymo will now let robotaxi riders travel on freeways in L.A., Phoenix and the Bay Area, marking the company’s biggest leap yet in fully autonomous driving.

Waymo has begun giving rides to the public on freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and Phoenix, and expanded its Bay Area service all the way down to San Jose, adding SJC San Jose Airport. This long-awaited expansion will greatly improve the service and shorten many rides.

Waymo robotaxis will use freeways in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco - an expansion that could reduce ride times by 50%.

Tesla Inc. 's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Robotaxi ambitions face yet another challenge as Alphabet Inc. 's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) autonomous vehicle company Waymo announced the expansion of its self-driving cabs on highways in multiple cities.

Interior cameras are used to keep the vehicles clean, locate lost items, aid passengers and, of course, make sure everyone is following the rules.

Robotaxis promise to transform transportation, but they’ve been held back by a number of limitations. Waymo is lifting a huge one as their vehicles can now drive on highways. This is a notable change as most riders had been limited to city streets.