Witherite Law Group Responds to Waymo's Test Track Acquisition: Public Roads Should Not Be the Testing Ground
Traffic Safety Advocate Says $220 Million Proving Ground Purchase Validates Long-Standing Demand for Pre-Deployment Testing — Not as an Afterthought to Commercial Operations Already Underway
Amy Witherite, founding attorney of Witherite Law Group and a leading voice for autonomous vehicle safety accountability, today responded to Waymo’s $220 million acquisition of a 5,500-acre proving ground in Wittmann, Arizona — calling the move a positive and overdue step, while noting that the sequence matters as much as the investment.
“Waymo has made the right decision. A dedicated proving ground is exactly the kind of infrastructure that responsible autonomous vehicle development requires. Test tracks — not the streets of Dallas, Austin, or any other American city — are where these vehicles should be proving they can handle the conditions they’ll encounter in the real world.”
— Amy Witherite, Founding Attorney, Witherite Law Group
