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Washington,Nikki Nova Archives D.C., is tracking more than politics. As of Monday, the nation's capital has its first self-driving cars on city streets.

Ford is expanding its autonomous vehicle testing from Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Miami to the D.C. area. But that self-driving Domino's pizza delivery service is still only in Miami -- for now.

SEE ALSO: Remember the driver disguised as a car seat? That helped Ford develop a self-driving 'language.'

With Argo AI, the company will map the city and collect data about driving around the city ahead of a 2021 goal for a commercial self-driving car service.

Ford's arrival marks an industry-wide expansion from the "usual" testing grounds. The roads of California, Arizona, Texas, Michigan, and Pennsylvania have hosted self-driving cars for years. Ohio, Florida, and other states recently have become new test spots.

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In D.C., residents and workers can expect two safety operators in the front seats of different cars including Ford Fusion sedans loaded with sensors and cameras. It's not a truly driverless experience, but the cars are noticeably self-driving vehicles and marked as Ford test cars.

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Ford says it's starting with "modest" sized fleet and will grow more next year.

In a blog post Monday, Ford Autonomous Vehicles CEO Sherif Marakby said that its Washington, D.C., presence should encourage government acceptance and better policy-making around autonomous vehicles.

"it’s important that lawmakers see self-driving vehicles with their own eyes," he wrote.

The U.S. Department of Transportation released its latest federal guidance for AVs earlier this month. A bill that would introduce standards for autonomous vehicle testing, the Senate's AV START Act, is languishing more than a year after the House passed a companion bill.

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