The Mountain View-based Alphabet subsidiary has been testing Waymo One, an autonomous shuttle service that passengers can summon with an app, in the Phoenix metro area since late last year.
California has granted Waymo permission to carry passengers in the autonomous vehicles it is testing on the state’s roads, paving the way for the self-driving car company to roll out a taxi service here.
The California Public Utilities Commission on July 2 approved Waymo’s application for a passenger service pilot program, which according to the three-year permit can be a “round-trip sightseeing tour service” that cannot accept any money from passengers or operate from or within airports.
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