Except they're not driving themselves.
Waymo's Chief Safety Officer, Mauricio Peña, admitted that the cars at times are controlled remotely by workers who are not even Americans licensed to drive in the U.S.
https://www.techspot.com/news/111233-waymo-admits-autopilot-often-guys-philippines.html
“Waymo’s Chief Safety Officer, Mauricio Peña, admitted that the cars at times are controlled remotely by workers who are not even Americans licensed to drive in the U.S.”
The cars controls are always manipulated by on-vehicle software. It cannot be over- ridden remotely.
just part of the process, within a year driverless self driving cars will be everywhere, mark my words