Waymo's robotaxis hit NYC in test run -- but locals, ex-mayor say hit the brakes: 'Really bad idea'

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Waymo's robotaxis hit NYC in test run -- but locals, ex-mayor say hit the brakes: 'Really bad idea'
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The first driverless robotaxis hit the streets of the Big Apple as part of a test program with humans still in the driver seat, though some New Yorkers said futuristic tech is a disaster waiting to happen.

Judge rules on Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation after ICE planned to send alleged MS-13 gangbanger to UgandaThe pilot program — which won’t take any passengers — is set to end in September but some critics have already made up their minds. Mohamed described driving in New York as “completely different” from other states, from rapid fire braking to a local vehicular dialect: honking.

The all-electric vehicles are approved to travel south of 112th Street in Manhattan and, in Brooklyn, north of Atlantic Avenue and west of Carlton Street through the likes of Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn and DUMBO.

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