Its self -driving cars can now be tested in New York City

Her self -driving cars can now be tested in New York City, and Eric Adams mayor Declare. The local authorities gave the company the permit that needs to be able to test independent vehicles in parts of Manhattan and in the city of Brooklyn. It is the first statement ever to “publish the test” of the AVS gave the city. Waymo will be able to deploy a fleet with up to eight vehicles in the city until late September 2025. At the present time, though, the permit only allows Waymo to test AVS with drivers behind the wheel.

Company Declare Earlier this year, it was testing its driver without a driver in 10 new cities in 2025. In June Make a request To get permission to test AVS in New York City, hoping that one day you can provide its independent ride service to the Big Apple. It should be noted, while Adams said that the city gave Waymo the first statement of its kind, the company published its vehicles to appoint some parts of New York City Again in 2021.

Under the permit, Waymo will regularly be asked to report the data collected from its testing to the Ministry of Transport to ratify that it “sticks to the best practices of industry related to cybersecurity.” Waymo will be given the opportunity to apply for an extension after the experimental test period ends in September. You may have to continue their testing with human operators for a while, though: New York State Law prohibits operating vehicles without a driver behind the wheel, but Waymo told Forbes It is necessary to change the list.