Waymo can continue to test Robotaxis in New York City until the end of 2025

The company said on Wednesday that the organizers of New York City have sought a Waymo independent car test permit until the end of the year.

The permit was I was awarded at the beginning In August to allow Waymo to test robots in the city until the end of September. The stretch declaration conditions are the same: Waymo can spread up to eight Jaguar I-Pace cars in Manhattan and in the city of Brooklyn with the Human Safety Operator behind the wheel. A Waymo spokesman said the declaration makes the company’s drivers exempt from the New York bases imposed on their wheel at all times.

The extension of the Waymo statement indicates that it is heading towards being the first AV company to launch the Robotaxi service in the streets of New York City, the chaotic and dense. The company is currently running a commercial service in San FranciscoAustin, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, and they intend to open up to the public in Miami, Washington, Dallas, Denver, and Nashaville during the next year.

“As a sponsor of legislation on autonomous vehicles at the state level, we encourage the vision of New York City to move forward in the test that will show us how this technology can improve safety, reduce congestion, and expand mobility,” the president of the association, Brian Caningham, said in a statement. “This is the type of innovation, which allows us to prepare for the future, while making sure that progress is working for New York residents.”

It is still, And emo In front of him a long road in New York City-the city where the company owned by the alphabet has been trying to work since 2021. Even with this statement, Waymo cannot carry travelers or operate a commercial robotics service without obtaining separate licenses from the taxi and lymphine committee in the city. A Waymo spokesman declined to comment on whether the company was in conversations to apply for these licenses. TECHRUNCH connect to TLC to learn more about the requirements of AV companies.

Another obstacle is that there is no permission structure in New York that allows Waymo or any other company AV to test or publish a roboty without a human safety driver. while Legislation has been presented To create a driver operating framework, nothing has been transferred to the law yet.