Overview

• San Francisco officials and SFO signed a Testing and Operations Pilot Permit that lets Waymo start at the airport with human safety drivers.
• The permit outlines three steps: supervised autonomous testing, driverless runs with Waymo or airport staff as riders, then paid rides for the public.
• Initial pickups and drop-offs will be confined to SFO’s Kiss & Fly area by the rental car center with AirTrain access to terminals.
• The agreement mandates detailed safety and reporting requirements and a separate airport sign-off before commercial operations can launch.
• Neither Waymo nor the city provided a timeline; the SFO authorization follows a March mapping approval and recent clearance at San Jose’s airport.