Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that the city has granted Waymo a permit to start testing a small fleet of autonomous vehicles on the streets of New York. The pilot program will be limited to some of Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn and will put eight approved autonomous vehicles (AVs) into action for testing.

Waymo has gotten the green light from New York City to start testing autonomous vehicles on its streets.

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.