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Waymo Will Bring Autonomous Taxis to Los Angeles—Its Biggest Challenge Yet
Waymo got approval Friday afternoon from California regulators for paid robotaxi rides in the second-largest city in the US, plus even more of the Bay Area.
In a written statement, Waymo spokesperson Julia Ilina said that the company will “take a careful and incremental approach to expansion by continuing to work closely with city officials, local communities and our partners.” Last fall, LA Mayor Karen Bass wrote California regulators to argue that her city has the technical knowhow and capacity to determine how and where self-driving cars should operate within its limits. She cited robotaxi companies’ initialtroubles operating on streets in San Francisco, and argued that city officials were best positioned to “maximize the benefits of new transportation technologies and mitigate harm across our diverse communities.”
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