Waymo will go driverless on Dallas streets in the coming weeks, the company announced Tuesday.
Why it matters: This is the final step before the self-driving taxi company expands driverless operations in Dallas and other U.S. cities next year.
The latest: Waymo’s growing roster of cities will soon include Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Miami and Orlando.
- Initially, only Waymo employees will be taking rides in the driverless cars around downtown and near Dallas Love Field.
Catch up quick: Dallas residents have likely already seen the white cars with cameras on their roofs tooling around the city for several months.
- Waymo employees have driven the cars to allow the technology to map the roads and learn local driving behavior.
State of drive: Waymo isn’t the first robotaxi company to set its sights on Dallas. Cruise operated a trial run in the city last year before GM shuttered the program…