Since this summer, Google’s self-driving car company Waymo has been testing eight of its Jaguar I-PACE autonomous vehicles in most of Manhattan and parts of northern Brooklyn, with “trained safety specialists” (humans) sitting behind the wheel. So far, they’ve logged thousands of miles in the city.

Waymo’s current New York City testing permit, granted by Mayor Eric Adams’ Department of Transportation in August, is set to expire at the end of December. But the city Department of Transportation has extended that permit through March 31, 2026, Waymo exclusively told City & State. After that, they’ll have to get approval for an extension from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administration, and whoever he chooses to lead the Department of Transportation.

Few expect Mamdani will jump to give se

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