Waymo, the driverless car division owned by Google’s parent company, announced Jan. 22 that it will bring its test program to metro Atlanta.
The Alphabet-owned business began mapping roads in the city last week, but had not yet released details about the testing.
Waymo uses self-driving cars, which in Atlanta are white Chrysler Pacifica vans, that operate by using 3D maps of the roads, curbs, signs and other features. The company is testing autonomous vehicles in 24 cities and plans to deploy its cars for ride-hailing in Arizona later this year. It has not yet said when Atlantans can expect to catch a ride in a driverless car.
