You can hail one in some cities

Driverless ride services are operating in some cities in 2026. A rider can request a car with no human driver inside, but the service does not operate on every road or under every condition.

In the United States, Waymo offers paid driverless rides in roughly fifteen metropolitan areas by late 2026, although the count changes as service areas open and expand. Tesla operates rides without a safety driver in a smaller set of locations and began limited public rides in a purpose-built two-seat vehicle in Austin in September 2026. In China, Apollo Go, Pony.ai, and WeRide report larger ride volumes. Operations still fail: in March 2026, a fault in Wuhan stopped many cars in traffic and passengers got out.

These services usually work inside a geofence: a mapped area where the operator has prepared the vehicle and its operating rules for the roads it will use. A simple waterfront loop is easier to define and supervise than Quay Street during a busy morning delivery period.

Millspan therefore has a practical choice, not an abstract debate about whether the technology is real. It can specify which streets a service may use, where it may stop, and the conditions under which it must leave or pause service.