Waymo is officially putting down roots in the City of Brotherly Love and shifting into high gear.

After kicking off testing in Philadelphia earlier this year with a small fleet of vehicles and human safety drivers behind the wheel, the company has now moved into the next phase: autonomous testing ahead of a future public launch.

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After "road trip" testing from summer through the fall, the company collected mapping data and evaluated how its autonomous technology, Waymo Driver, performs in new environments, including traffic patterns and local infrastructure.

Now the company has shifted to autonomous testing with specialists behind the wheel and will continue to validate the Waymo Driver’s capabilities

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