Robot, take the wheel: What you need to know about autonomous vehicles rolling out across the U.S.

If you haven't seen a driverless autonomous vehicle circling your city or neighborhood block yet, that may change in the very near future. Waymo, the industry-leading robotaxi company, currently operates in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, and is coming to Atlanta and Austin via an Uber partnership later this year. Waymo has also made exploratory "road trips" to more than 25 other cities in a quest to become what it calls "the world's most trusted driver." Other AV companies, like Zoox and May Mobility, are on the road, too. This may leave many wondering whether a transportation revolution is underway, especially as consumers' personal vehicles gain more autonomous features, like Tesla's self-driving -- but supervision-required -- vehicles.