Waymo Gets the Green Light to Test in New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

Where Are Driverless Cars Going in New York City?

Years before Mayor Eric Adams gave Waymo the green light to test its robot cars in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, the company spent millions trying to woo public officials in hopes of someday having its autonomous vehicles cleared to cruise New York City streets. Lobbying records reveal that Waymo — a subsidiary of Alphabet, Google’s parent company — has, since at least 2019, poured more than $3 million into lobbying city and state leaders, wh…

Driverless Cars in NYC

(New York, NY)  – A protest today outside of New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s office on 3rd Avenue in New York City. Taxi, livery and for-hire drivers gathered to demonstrate against Waymo, a company that Mayor Eric Adams recently approved a permit to test driverless cars. Fernando Matteo, with the NYS Federation of Taxi Drivers says the subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc.,  the parent company of Google, will put drivers behind the wheel but they’ll st…

Waymo Gets the Green Light to Test in New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

The company has been granted a permit to test its self-driving vehicles in the Big Apple. Here's everywhere Waymo operates now, and where it's set to arrive soon.

Driverless Waymo Vehicles To Face Toughest Challenge Yet: The Big Apple

Waymo vehichle Waymo has received approval to begin testing its driverless vehicles in New York City. NYC is the largest city in the country and by far the most difficult driving challenge Waymo will face to date. With 8.48 million residents according to the 2024 census, New York City remains the largest city in the United States with over double the residents of #2 Los Angeles (3.88M) and over three times the residents of Chicago (2.72M) and Ho…

Waymo gets first permit to test autonomous vehicles in New York

Alphabet's robotaxi unit Waymo has received its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York City with a trained specialist behind the wheel, helping the company advance its self-driving ambitions.

Waymo Gets First Driverless Car Permit in NYC

The move is part of a broader trend of U.S. cities and states gradually opening their roads to autonomous vehicles.