The company was permitted to operate in 22 Bay Area cities without restrictions in March.
Autonomous carmaker Waymo is set to begin testing self-driving taxis outside the city of San Francisco, reports Ricardo Cano for the San Francisco Chronicle. “The autonomous vehicle company announced Friday that it will test fully driverless rides in Daly City, Brisbane, South San Francisco, Colma, San Bruno, Millbrae and Burlingame ‘in the coming weeks.’”
The vehicles will initially only be available to Waymo employees. “Waymo won’t be testing its autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport, as the company requires separate permission from the city of San Francisco to operate there.” Cars in the rest of the service area approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in March, which spans 22 Bay Area cities, will have a backup human operator.
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