NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The driverless vehicle saga in New York City will continue through the end of the year, at the very least.

Waymo, the driverless car company that has established cab services in multiple states around the U.S., has received an extension to continue its pilot program in Manhattan.

The Department of Transportation granted Waymo access to city streets so long as an operator was in the driver's seat for the tests. The program took place throughout the summer, which sparked outrage among local taxi and livery drivers as a potential threat to their jobs.

"Why risk the lives of New Yorkers for a dangerous experimental system that is seeking to eliminate the jobs of 100,000 New Yorkers?” Brendan Sexton, President of the Independent Drivers Guild, said in August.

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