Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback
Robotaxis are expanding. So is the fight over the rules governing them.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: In DC, labor unions are fighting legislation that would legalize commercial robotaxis, while lawmakers are weighing a 200-vehicle cap and a 15-cent-per-mile fee that would fund Metro upgrades and aid workers displaced by autonomous vehicles.
- Fact 2: A July City Council hearing on the proposal stretched for a grueling 10 hours.
- Fact 3: Waymo, the market leader, is currently operating more than 3,500 vehicles publicly in 11 US cities.
- Fact 4: It’s testing in a total of 10 cities and plans to extend the Explorer program to Austin and Miami later this year.
Robotaxis are expanding. So is the fight over the rules governing them.
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal earlier this year that would have opened the door to driverless robotaxis outside New York City after taxi drivers, unions, and state lawmakers opposed it. Six months later, commercial driverless service remains illegal in the state, and legalization efforts are stalled.
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Original source: The Verge
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