Opposition Grows to Self-Driving Taxis in NYC

A New York City street safety advocacy group is raising the alarm after the city approved a program to allow self-driving taxis, Gothamist reported.

Waymo, an autonomous taxi company owned by Alphabet, received approval from the city’s transportation department to operate self-driving vehicles through next month, Gothamist reported. Waymo operates robot taxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Austin.

Waymo can now begin testing a limited number of its self-driving cars in parts of Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn.

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