Waymo will start testing its autonomous cars in New York again<p>Waymo's autonomous cars are heading back to New York City in July, the company <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://x.com/Waymo/status/1935366905457517020">announced today[/url]. Cars will be manually driven for now, not unlike the <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/waymo-self-driving-cars-new-york-city-130044539.html">mapping tests[/url] Waymo ran in 2021, but the company says it ultimately wants to bring the same autonomous ride-hailing service it offers in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles to NYC.</p>
<p>New York state law currently doesn't allow for the operation of a vehicle without a human driver, an obvious obstacle for a company like Waymo. As a bridge to offering its full service, Waymo says it's applied for a permit with the New York Department of Transportation to operate vehicles autonomously with a trained specialist behind the wheel. If NYC DOT approves the permit, the company says this will be the first "testing deployment" of autonomous vehicles in New York City.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><div id="e7a836901e244a49bd5979e4d8ede9d9"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New York, we're coming back to the Big Apple next month!
