Uber has expanded its self-driving car program to Tempe, Arizona, the second city where customers can test the ride-hailing company’s automated technology.
From Tuesday, riders who wish to travel in an UberX in Tempe will be matched with a self-driving car if one is available, according to a company spokeswoman.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, a proponent of self-driving cars, took the inaugural ride, the company said. Ducey wooed Uber to Arizona after its self-driving cars were banned from San Francisco’s streets in December by the California Department of Motor Vehicles after failing to register the vehicles for testing. Uber also is operating its self-driving vehicles in Pittsburgh.