The city granted autonomous car company Waymo a permit to begin testing eight autonomous vehicles (AV) in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. The permit requires to have a trained AV-specialist behind the wheel at all times.

The city on Friday allowed self-driving taxi company Waymo to become the first company to test its autonomous vehicles in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.

Waymo can now test its self-driving cars in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has announced. Local authorities have granted the company the permit needed to be able to test autonomous vehicles in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.