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Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

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597 points achristmascarl | 2 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bsimpson ◴[22 Aug 25 17:37 UTC] No.44987330[source]▶
It's insane that they need permits for 8 cars that have humans driving them in 2025, when they're already fully automated in SF.

> We’re a tech-friendly administration

Clearly not.

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1. subarctic ◴[22 Aug 25 18:01 UTC] No.44987624[source]▶
There's gonna be people driving them? What's the point then?
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2. starlust2 ◴[22 Aug 25 18:29 UTC] No.44987989[source]▶
Sounds like it's a person actively monitoring but not driving. The point is minimizing risk until safety can be proven.