Waymo wants to bring self-driving cars to New York City but with one big difference - Elon Musk’s Tesla is set to launch its own robotaxi service in Austin as Waymo brings its self-driving cars to Man

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, is returning to New York City. But it won’t be offering rides to the paying public yet, as it currently does in four other cities. The company announced Wednesday that it has applied for a permit with the New York City Department of Transportation for its vehicles to operate autonomously with a “trained specialist” behind the wheel in Manhattan.