Waymo is setting its sights on its next location: the Sunshine State. The Alphabet -owned company announced Thursday that it will be hitting the roads in Miami. Waymo said it will first begin cruising through the Florida city with human safety drivers in 2025 before opening doors to riders for its robotaxi service through its Waymo One app in 2026. The expansion into Miami is indicative of Waymo’s growing confidence in operating its self-driving vehicles in harsher weather conditions in large metropolitan areas in the U.S. Waymo first tested in Miami in 2019, which the company said helped improve the ability of its self-driving vehicles to navigate in wet and rainy conditions. “We deepened our learning and understanding of the Waymo Driver’s performance in adverse weather conditions,” a company spokesperson said. Waymo will use what it learned when it returns to the city with its all-electric Jaguar I-PACEs next year. The company said its initial territory in Florida will include some parts of Miami’s larger metropolitan area, which has a population of more than 6 million people. Waymo has been rapidly expanding its operations over the last year thanks to additional funding.

Full report : Waymo says it will expand its fleet into Miami in 2025 with human safety drivers and plans to open up paid rides to local users via its Waymo One app by 2026.