The robots are here – kind of.

The first driverless robotaxis hit the streets of the Big Apple as part of a test program with humans still in the driver seat, though some New Yorkers said futuristic tech is a disaster waiting to happen.

Waymo officials are assessing how its vehicles will handle city obstacles like jaywalkers, taxis, cyclists and carriage horses as up to eight robotaxis make their way around Brooklyn and Manhattan.

The company, owned by Google parent Alphabet, was granted approval Friday by the Department of Transportation to deploy the vehicles in a test run and they’ve already been spotted in Manhattan’s bustling Soho neighborhood over the weekend. 5

5

The pilot program — which won’t take any passengers — is set to end in September but some critics have alread

See Full Page