This article from Dec 2016 seems to suggest that's still the case [0]. However, it also looks like those maps can be built by the cars themselves, which should

This article from Dec 2016 seems to suggest that's still the case [0]. However, it also looks like those maps can be built by the cars themselves, which should simplify expansion. [0]: https://medium.com/waymo/building-maps-for-a-self-driving-car-723b4d9cd3f4 https://medium.com/waymo/building-maps-for-a-self-driving-ca...