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East Bay Times – California bill would require robotaxi companies to hire humans for emergencies

East Bay Times reports on new potential California legislation that would require to have adequate local technicians, one for every three self-driving cars. This is due to the disaster traffic jams that Waymo robotaxis caused during the San Francisco power outage in December '25.

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StreetsBlog NYC – With Waymo Testing Halted, We Have A Rare Chance To Get Ahead of the ‘Driverless Revolution’

Sam Schwartz and Kelly McGuinness report in StreetsBlog NYC on how that now Waymo robotaxis are paused that this is an opportune time to look into whether robotaxis are useful in the first place. A key point is that if safety is the goal then clearly public transit should be promoted instead.

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The City – Waymo’s Robot Car Testing Ends in NYC After Permits Expire

The City reports that Waymo's permits to test some of their robotaxis in New York City has ended. And their permission to run vehicles in the state of New York has reached a dead end. NYC is simply not read for robotaxis, given they have far more cars there than is useful. It appears Waymo never expected to hit such a speed bump in their deployment.

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