On Wednesday, Waymo shared that it's applied for a permit with the New York City Department of Transportation to drive autonomously in Manhattan, with a safety driver behind the wheel. In the ...

Waymo says that the next big city it’s going to plant autonomous ride-sharing in is New York. Unfortunately, Waymo’s business model isn’t exactly run of the mill, and that may take some time.

Waymo’s self-driving cars are already well-established in several cities. Waymo has more than 1,500 vehicles running more than 250,000 rides each week in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix and ...

New York State law currently does not allow for operating a vehicle without a human behind the wheel. The company said it is lobbying to change that state law.