Waymo has the green light to start testing its self-driving cars in New York City.

Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that the city has granted Waymo a permit to start testing a small fleet of autonomous vehicles on the streets of New York. The pilot program will be limited to some of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn and will put eight approved autonomous vehicles into action for testing.

The cars might drive themselves but an “AV specialist” will still be behind the wheel during the testing period, which will be in place until late September. After the initial testing phase ends, Waymo can apply for an extension with the city to continue exploring how its self-driving cars fare in some of the country’s most congested, challenging driving conditions.

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