Baltimore has been added to the list of U.S. cities that will welcome autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo to its streets.

Manual driving tests of Waymo vehicles begin this week. There will be a phased approach before fully autonomous rides are allowed in the city.

Waymo, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, currently offers driverless rides in five cities — San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Phoenix and Atlanta. Testing was also announced Wednesday for Pittsburgh , Philadelphia and St. Louis. Tests are already underway in additional cities, including New York .

Driverless rides in Baltimore

"Maryland has a long, proud tradition of embracing innovation and driving discovery," Gov. Wes Moore said in a written statement Wednesday. "This new partnership with Wa

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