Waymo will soon begin driving fully autonomously, without a human specialist behind the wheel, in four more US cities: San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver.

While these rider-only operations will initially be for employees, Waymo expect to welcome the public shortly after. These cities will join a growing network of over 10 cities where anyone can simply download an app and hail a fully autonomous Waymo vehicle to go where they want, 24/7. Residents of the four new cities can download the app to be notified when the service becomes publicly available.

The 6th-generation Waymo Driver is also adapting to new vehicle platforms as the company is now adding to its new fleet of Hyundai IONIQ 5 vehicles.

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