Opinion: Get Waymos off our streets
After a successful 5 years of operation in Arizona, self-driving Waymos have returned to New York, having driven through the city in 2021 for weather data collection purposes.
Despite the initial excitement, New York State and Governor Kathy Hochul must resist the deployment of Waymo's autonomous cars, as they pose significant threats to jobs and the city's unique culture and identity.
- Threat to jobs: approximately 130,000 taxi and for-hire drivers face potential career loss.
- Degradation of the city's unique cab system culture and identity.
- Inability to handle the unpredictable pedestrian and street life ecosystem of the city.
New York City's roughly 130,000 taxi and for-hire drivers face almost certain career death if these robotaxis progress into the city.
This issue is reminiscent of 2015, when Uber and Lyft expanded to New York, outnumbering cabs 5.2 to 1.
Author's summary: Waymos pose a threat to NYC jobs and culture.
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