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Re:Waymo’s Backseat Drivers: Confidential Data Reveals Self-... by moomin on Monday August 26, 2019 @08:22PM (#20805065)
No, because you get the use of the roads as part of paying your taxes. These are special licenses, providing resources for private research for free with the costs being borne by the public.
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Re:Waymo’s Backseat Drivers: Confidential Data Reveals Self-... by lallysingh on Monday August 26, 2019 @08:23PM (#20805071)
What costs?
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Re:Waymo’s Backseat Drivers: Confidential Data Reveals Self-... by mandelbrotwurst on Monday August 26, 2019 @08:27PM (#20805098)
There's a flaw in parent's comment in that the employees are themselves tax-paying citizens, but to answer your question anyway: land use, congestion, pollution, wear and tear, etc.
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Re:Waymo’s Backseat Drivers: Confidential Data Reveals Self-... by gowld on Monday August 26, 2019 @08:27PM (#20805096)
Passengers, who are property of the government, I guess?
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