PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new partnership between Waymo and Waze may help Phoenix-area officials identify and repair potholes more quickly.
The two Google subsidiary companies announced a pilot program that will send pothole data gathered by Waymo vehicles to local governments, giving cities another way to track road damage and respond faster.
Waymo said its vehicles already use perception and physical feedback systems to identify potholes in the parts of the Valley where they operate.
Under the new program, that data will be sent to cities and state transportation agencies through the free Waze for Cities platform.
The alerts will also appear for Waze users, letting drivers help confirm reports while warning them about rough road conditions ahead.
Right now, Phoenix mainly identifies potholes through non-emergency calls to the Street Transportation Department, reports submitted through the myPHX311 portal and manual inspections.
Because that system depends heavily on resident complaints, city leaders may not always get a complete picture of road conditions, making it harder to prioritize repairs evenly across the Valley.
Waymo and Waze said the pilot was developed with input from current and former city officials and is designed to give Phoenix-area leaders another tool to monitor streets and highways and improve safety.
Phoenix is among the first five metro areas included in the program, along with the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Austin and Atlanta.
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