Overview

• The city-authorized pilot allows up to eight vehicles to operate in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn through late September.
• A trained AV specialist must remain in the driver’s seat at all times, and the cars cannot carry paying passengers under Taxi and Limousine Commission rules.
• Waymo must coordinate with the Department of Transportation and submit reports each time a human takes control from the autonomous system.
• Driver and livery groups protested in Midtown on Monday, citing safety concerns and the potential loss of thousands of livelihoods.
• Waymo resumed manual mapping in July, has logged more than 10 million rides in other cities, and can seek a pilot extension as it backs state legislation for fully driverless service.