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Re:New York Just Killed Its Robotaxi Plan. The Real Problem ... by cynicalsecurity on Sunday February 22, 2026 @09:40AM (#47111374)
Save yourself time reading it, it's just a shameless plug for some SaaS service.

The only reason why Waymo was denied access to New York is they haven't given a bribe big enough that the city government requested. That's it. As soon as Waymo gives they bribe they requested they'll be in New York.

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Re:New York Just Killed Its Robotaxi Plan. The Real Problem ... by chris_money202 on Sunday February 22, 2026 @09:50AM (#47111443)
Plausible take, but what about when a humanoid violates its rule and causes massive damage in a warehouse? Who pays? Who provides the evidence of what happened?
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Re:New York Just Killed Its Robotaxi Plan. The Real Problem ... by Yossarrian22 on Sunday February 22, 2026 @10:02AM (#47111545)
Who does those things today?
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Re:New York Just Killed Its Robotaxi Plan. The Real Problem ... by chris_money202 on Sunday February 22, 2026 @10:05AM (#47111571)
Agreed, this isn’t necessarily the problem of today.
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