Waymo's NYC Pause Gives City Leverage to Negotiate Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
By
Christopher Bonanos
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Waymo's autonomous vehicle testing in New York City has been paused, giving the city leverage to negotiate more favorable terms with the self-driving-car company. The article discusses how this pause allows NYC to demand safety assurances, data sharing, regulatory compliance, and other concessions from Waymo before allowing testing to resume. It explores the power dynamics between tech companies and municipal governments, and how cities can use regulatory pauses as bargaining opportunities.
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The pause in testing gives New York City some negotiating power it didn't have before.
Cities need to be able to set the terms when it comes to new technologies rolling out on their streets.
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