Waymo is planning to launch its driverless ride-hailing service in London next year, marking its second international expansion and its first in Europe.

The Alphabet Inc. unit will begin testing a small fleet of its vehicles with safety drivers across a 100-square-mile area of London in the coming months, a spokesperson said. The company will work with Uber Technologies Inc.-backed Moove to manage and maintain the fleet, and add more vehicles based on guidelines issued by UK regulators, it added in a statement Wednesday.

The UK government is planning to allow commercial self-driving pilots beginning in 2026, after which Waymo intends to provide its service to consumers through its own app, rather than Uber or Lyft Inc. as it does in some US cities.

The announcement marks Waymo’s second

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