Waymo self-driving robotaxis testing in Atlanta [Video]

ATLANTA — Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that a person will be behind the wheel during the autonomous drive.

Some new technology is headed to the streets of Atlanta. Waymo, a self-driving car company, is now testing its robotaxis in Atlanta.

Waymo announced that it began testing the autonomous vehicles on Atlanta’s streets on Tuesday, expanding its footprint to another major market. 

Waymo spokesperson Sandy Karp told 11Alive that a handful of cars will be deployed and driven manually by a human driver for the next few months in order to familiarize themselves with Atlanta’s environment and gather mapping data. 

“We will initially be driving at all hours of the day in various neighborhoods around Atlanta, including Downtown, Georgia Tech, the Westside, Midtown, Piedmont Heights, and Virginia Highland,” Karp said. 

Karp said there will be a person behind the wheel the entire time, even when the vehicle is driving …