Waymo, the autonomous vehicle technology company, announced Wednesday that it will be expanding into the Pittsburgh region.

The ride-hailing service is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. Waymo will also expand into three other cities, including St. Louis, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

"We're excited for residents and visitors in Pittsburgh to one day experience the safety, convenience, and magic of our technology firsthand," the company said in a blog post on its website . "Pittsburgh is already home to several members of our team, and has a special place in autonomous vehicle history. The Carnegie Mellon Tartan Racing team won first place in DARPA's Urban Challenge - the event that kicked off America's pursuit of fully autonomous vehicles - and included multiple

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