Waymo wins the approval of New York City to test self -driving vehicles

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Waymo, one of the most famous autonomous companies, got the first permit to test self -driving cars in New York City With the Robotaxi racing rise, city officials announced on Friday.

The California -based company is a company that belongs to the mothers of Google alphabetIt runs a fleet of about 1500 cars, and it has already been recorded more than 10 million rides in five American cities, including San Francisco, Phenix and Austin.

Waymo permit allows to test up to eight Independent vehicles Mayor Eric Adams and transport commissioner Yedanis Rodriguez said that parts of Manhattan and in the city of Brooklyn are under strict safety rules, including the condition that the AV specialist remains behind the steering wheel at all times.

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After the experimental period, Waymo can apply for an extension.

Adams described the advertisement another step in moving the city to the twenty -first century.

“We are a technology friendly management and we are always looking for innovative ways to double our city,” Adams said. “As we continue to implement responsible innovation, we will always give street safety priorities.”

The New York State Law requires that the test vehicle operator be present at all times and be ready to control the car while operating the self -driving technology.

Annabel Zhang, head of the American state and local public policy in Wimo, said the company’s vehicles have a strong safety record. Waymo aims to reduce the death of traffic and injuries caused by human error.

“We are proud to work with leaders to lay the foundation to bring this life -saving technology to New York residents one day,” said Zhang.

To date, Waymo has been driving manually since her return to New York City in July. The company had brought its cars to Manhattan in 2021 to collect and test manual driving data.

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Waymo is completely without a driver and open to the public in Phoenix and San Francisco, while Los Angeles and Austin are still in experimental stages.

The system works similar to the passenger sharing applications in that you reserve a trip at the point of capture and showsmo.

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The company usually runs a fleet of Jaguar I-Pace and Chryer Pacifica Hybrid Minivans, both of which are equipped with Independent leadership system. It also tests the first model test vehicles for Waymo Zekr and Scare-Class Class 8 through Waymo via the shipping section.

Waymo tracks its origins to 2009, when it was known as the Google Self-Driving project. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, turned the project to a subsidiary in 2016.

Reuters contributed to this report.