Waymo is bringing its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to New Orleans.

The California based subsidiary of Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced in a Nov. 20 blog post its plans to launch service in the city after a successful test run earlier this year. The post didn't say when the service would begin but reports say Waymo will activate a fleet of about a dozen electric vehicles next month.

The vehicles will first be operated with human "specialists" in the driver's seat before switching to self-driving mode.

“We’ve been working with them for a year,” said Josh Fleig, chief innovation officer at the state’s economic development agency, who said he originally cold called Waymo to roll out the welcome mat. “Everyone was so excited when they called recently to say they’re go

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