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.

Driverless taxi company Waymo will soon be testing its tech on City streets, the firm announced Wednesday — part of an effort to lobby for a law change that would allow the robotaxis to