Waymo plans to bring its fully autonomous rideshare service to Dallas next year, the company announced Tuesday. Why it matters: North Texas has been an early proving ground for autonomous technology.

Public rides in Dallas are slated to begin next year. In the meantime, here's everywhere the self-driving service operates now, and where it's set to arrive in the future.

Dallas will become the sixth U.S. city to offer the service, joining Austin, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco.