Uber and Waymo Clash Over Washington Robotaxi Rules

Washington D.C. is debating an autonomous vehicle bill that would allow fully driverless robotaxi operations, pitting Uber (which wants robotaxis mixed with human drivers on one platform) against Waymo (which wants standalone robotaxi networks). The outcome could set a national template for how cities regulate robotaxi deployment. If you're building autonomous vehicle technology or operate as a standalone robotaxi service, Uber has just launched a regulatory strategy to make you operate through their platform instead. D.C. is the test case, but the winner here sets the template for every city that follows.