SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Bay Area travelers and tourists may soon have a new option to get to and from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). On Tuesday, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that a newly signed pilot permit will allow Waymo to begin testing autonomous vehicle operations at the airport.

The permit for Waymo operations at the airport will be rolled out in three phases. In phase one, Waymo vehicles will be tested in autonomous mode with a human driver behind the wheel. Phase two will remove the human driver from the autonomous vehicles, but rides will only be open to Waymo employees and “designated airport staff,” the mayor’s office said.

In phase three of the pilot, Waymo will open its commercial operations to paying customers as passengers.

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