Overview
- Waymo’s supervised testing in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn ended when city and state permits lapsed on March 31, the NYC DOT confirmed.
- The eight Jaguar I‑PACE cars ran with trained safety specialists and logged no reported collisions, and the vehicles can still be driven manually for mapping and data collection.
- Waymo says it is seeking renewal of the state DMV testing permit in the current budget negotiations, but commercial robotaxi rides remain unlikely because state law still requires a human driver.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not committed to renewal and says any autonomous‑vehicle policy will put driver livelihoods first.
- Taxi and rideshare unions are urging officials to block AVs in a city that licenses about 180,000 for‑hire drivers, and Governor Kathy Hochul in February withdrew a plan to allow limited operations upstate.