Robotaxi leader Waymo on Wednesday announced that its driverless vehicles will begin transporting passengers in Nashville, Tennessee, next year while heading in a new direction by teaming up with Lyft instead of its recent ride-hailing partner Uber.

The Nashville plan calls for robotaxi ride requests to initially be limited to Waymo’s own mobile app before expanding on to Lyft’s app later next year.

Waymo’s decision to work with Lyft in Tennessee’s biggest city means its robotaxis will now be available on the apps of the two largest ride-hailing services in the U.S.

As part of earlier expansions, Waymo is already dispatching robotaxis through Uber’s app i n Atlanta and Austin, Texas. Electric automaker Tesla has been testing a limited driverless service in Austin in an attempt to fulfil

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