alt.hn

2/19/2026 at 3:15:16 PM

Waymo Faces Setback as New York Withdraws Robotaxi Service Plan

 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/new-york-s-robotaxi-plan-pulled-in-setback-to-waymo-expansion

by helsinkiandrew

2/19/2026 at 4:45:13 PM

A temporary win for the taxi lobby, though I expect this will be reversed one way or another in the next year or two.

Still a sad outcome for now. People will die because of this decision.

by tfehring

2/19/2026 at 4:52:01 PM

Almost a decade ago GM Cruise made a big deal of rolling out in NY and had a garage there for a while, but they never got permission to test/operate their vehicles autonomously and eventually left.

Dozens of cities would happily roll out the red carpet for a robotaxi service but, like Cruise, Waymo doesn't want dozens of other cities they want New York.

by Fricken

2/19/2026 at 4:34:43 PM

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by black_13