This is due to Waymo's business choices, not technical challenges. Waymo could tell its cars not to park illegally (or block bike lanes), but that might annoy riders. Want Waymo to follow the law? Either use automatic cameras w/steep fines or make future permits contingent on …
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Thinking, writing, and speaking about transport, cities, and tech. Contributing Writer @ Bloomberg and cohost @ Look Both Ways w/David & Wes. Working on a book about congestion pricing. linktr.ee/davidzipper
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Waymo has been slapped with more than 8,300 parking tickets since January 2025 sf.gazetteer.co
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Waymo is coming, and we must act. thetransitbrief.net
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When I wrote that AVs would be more useful outside cities— the only places where robotaxi co's want to deploy— industry insiders told me that the economics just doesn't work. OK, but then don't be surprised when people question whether AVs are actually worthwhile. www.bloomber…
I agree with @rmtransit.bsky.social: Robotaxis strengthen the case for congestion pricing (which was already compelling). His post about Waymo's newly announced launch in Toronto: www.thetransitbrief.net/p/waymo-is-c...
Waymo and other AV companies decide whether or not their vehicles will follow the law. Increasingly, they are deciding not to. Regulators can and should change their calculations.
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