NPR (Scott Neuman) - Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns
Two 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting toy guns from a driverless taxi when the company disabled it and alerted police.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Robotaxi race heats up as Waymo, Tesla expand services | NewsNation
Autonomous cabs are coming to more cities as Waymo, Tesla and Uber have announced plans to expand service. NewsNation’s Rich Bodee has the details.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart and Michael Steinberger) - JD Vance’s Blunt Warning to Israel, and Why Waymo Is Struggling to Go National
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
NYTIMES (David McCabe) - Why Waymo’s Driverless Taxis Won’t Be on Your Streets Anytime Soon
The Silicon Valley company’s ambitions to roll out autonomous cars nationwide have hit political roadblocks in some of the country’s biggest markets.
NYTIMES (Sonia A. Rao and Rachel Bujalski) - Blind Waymo Users Revel in the Joy of Riding Alone
Waymo has been an object of frustration to some in California. For visually impaired people, it can also bring a rare feeling of independence.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Waymo suspending robotaxi services on freeways across the U.S
Waymo has been accelerating its expansion of robotaxi services across the U.S.
NYTIMES (Livia Albeck-Ripka) - Waymo Is Fixing All of Its Self-Driving Taxis to Avoid Floods
The company will recall its software after one of its robotaxis entered a flooded road during a heavy downpour in San Antonio last month.
NYTIMES (John R. Quain) - After Stumbles, Technology Meant for Self-Driving Cars Finds a Second Act
After a crush of promises in 2016 that autonomous cars would soon rule the road, companies whose tech underpinned them have shifted to other industries, like managing shipyards and city traffic.
NYTIMES (Orlando Mayorquín) - California Police Can Start Ticketing Driverless Cars
The Department of Motor Vehicles says it could suspend or revoke permits for Waymo taxis and other driverless cars for continued violations.
NYTIMES (Ross Douthat and Sophia Alvarez Boyd) - Why Are We Still Driving?
Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future.