DENVER — Autonomous driving company Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, announced this week it is expanding service to more cities, including Denver.

No exact date for the driverless ride service to begin has been announced, but the company said in a news release it is coming to Denver this fall, starting with "an exploratory phase to understand Denver’s unique driving environment.”

Waymo currently operates in five U.S. cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Austin. Two Waymo driverless taxis stop before passing one another on a San Francisco street.

Downtown Denver resident Jasmine Waples recently took a ride in a Waymo in San Francisco.

“It got us there, but it's very strange to not have someone driving in the car,” she told Denver7.

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