A new era of robotaxis providing commercial service on California’s public roads inched closer to reality Thursday.
Waymo and Cruise received permits from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to launch such services.
They join delivery-tech company Nuro on the list of companies approved for commercial deployments.
"It brings us one step closer to achieving our mission to make transportation safer, better, and more affordable in cities with our fleet of all-electric, self-driving and shared vehicles," Rob Grant, senior vice president of government affairs and social impact at Cruise, said in a statement.