Jessica Mendoza

Waymo says its cars are designed to come to a full stop.

So you had all these stories that people were telling you.

You saw things yourself with regards to Waymo.

In your reporting journey, what did you do next?

Well, I had to ask Waymo what was going on.

Katie reached out to Waymo, which, by the way, is owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company.

That's how she ended up on a call with Chris Ludwig, a senior director of product management at Waymo.

Her question for Ludwig?

Was this really happening?

Were Waymos driving more like humans?

Ludwig was unequivocal.

So Waymo is tweaking the cars to be more assertive.

Like the company is changing Waymo's behavior?

So it's not like there are these, like, rogue Waymos just picking up the California rolling stock on their own?

No.

Okay.

I don't think so, no.

Waymo says its cars are safe.

A company spokeswoman said Waymos have logged 100 million driverless miles in San Francisco and other major cities.

And Waymos reported that compared with human drivers, it's had 91% fewer crashes involving a serious injury or worse.