Detroit will be the first Midwestern city for Waymo.

Advancements in the latest Waymo Driver system will allow vehicles to operate safely in snowy conditions, the company said.

Waymo has operated an engineering facility in Novi since 2016.

Self-driving cars are headed to the Motor City.

Waymo, the fully autonomous ride-hailing service, said Nov. 3 that it has earmarked Detroit for the first Midwestern city to expand its business ― thanks to a soon-to-be released upgrade designed to safely navigate snowy conditions.

Detroiters can glimpse Waymo vehicles manually driven around the city starting Nov. 3 so the company can record the necessary data to scale up driverless ride services.

Though Waymo has never operated commercially in Michigan, the tech company has had a presence in the sta

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