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Waymo will become the first company in the United States to offer autonomous taxi services on highways, a milestone that will help it better compete with ride-hailing companies and traditional taxi services. According to a statement released on Wednesday, Alphabet's (GOOG.O) Waymo will start offering trips including highway sections for some passengers in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. The highway services will be available 24/7. Users who have been selected to try out Waymo's new services and features will be the first to experience them. Waymo stated that the company will gradually open up this new service to more users, but declined to disclose a timetable for expanding highway routes to other operational markets. Waymo's transition from testing to commercial highway services marks a turning point in the company's development and solidifies its position as the leading provider of autonomous taxi services in the United States.