Waymo, the self-driving division of Google parent Alphabet, announced Wednesday it plans to test its autonomous taxis in San Diego this year.
After extensive testing in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco, where trips are publicly available 24 hours a day, the company says the technology is adapting successfully to new environments, leading to the expansion.
San Diego and Las Vegas will be next, with as many as 10 new cities to be announced this year.
“During these trips, we’ll send a limited fleet of vehicles to each city, where trained human autonomous specialists will be behind the wheel at all times,” a spokeswoman for Waymo said.
The testing will begin with manual driving through the densest and most complex parts of each city, including city centers and freeways.
Waymo did not say when driverless taxi service would begin in San Diego.
Reuters contributed to this article.