Waymo wants to bring its self-driving taxis to New York City, but with one major change: the cars will have someone behind the wheel. Waymo, an offshoot of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has applied for a permit for its self-driving cars to operate in Manhattan with a “trained specialist” in the driver’s seat.

Waymo says it is bringing its autonomous cars to New York City streets starting in July. In a change from its robotaxi service in other states, the company says it plans to have a driver behind the steering wheel to meet local regulations.

The race to deploy robotaxis is picking up pace as Waymo expands testing and Tesla prepares to begin limited trials of its autonomous taxi service with as few as 10 cars this weekend — a sign of growing momentum in self-driving vehicle development.