"Gov. Kathy Hochul has withdrawn her proposal that would have allowed commercial robotaxi services in smaller cities across the state. That means places outside New York City will not see driverless ride services anytime soon. If you live in Buffalo, Rochester or Albany, that future just got pushed further down the road."
"Waymo, the self-driving arm of Alphabet, received its first permit last year to test autonomous vehicles in New York City. However, the permit requires a trained specialist behind the wheel. That testing permit remains in place. So while statewide expansion is off the table for now, Waymo's New York City testing program continues."
"According to company data and state regulators in Arizona and California, Waymo has logged millions of fully autonomous miles. Arizona transportation officials have reported lower crash rates per mile compared with human drivers in certain operational zones."
Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn her proposal to expand robotaxi services beyond New York City, preventing driverless ride services from operating in smaller cities across the state. Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle division, continues its testing program within New York City under a permit requiring a trained specialist behind the wheel. Waymo already offers paid driverless rides in Arizona and California, where it has logged millions of fully autonomous miles and demonstrated lower crash rates compared to human drivers in certain operational zones. The governor's office cited lack of legislative support after stakeholder conversations as the reason for withdrawing the statewide expansion proposal.
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