Waymo Approved to Start Autonomous Testing in NYC
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Waymo has been approved to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, marking the first such approval granted by the city, with plans to deploy up to eight vehicles in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The discussion revolves around the details of the permit and testing plans.
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The company is allowed to deploy up to eight of its Jaguar I-Pace SUVs in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn through late September. Waymo’s vehicles must have a trained safety operator in the driver’s seat, with at least one hand on the wheel at all times. The company cannot pick up passengers (since it would need a license from the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission) and it has to regularly meet with and report data to the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT), according to the mayor’s office."