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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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enricozb ◴[22 Aug 25 18:56 UTC] No.44988391[source]▶
NYC is so dense it could be a bikers' paradise in the US. Why are we supporting even more car infrastructure :/
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SnuffBox ◴[22 Aug 25 20:12 UTC] No.44989248[source]▶
I hate to break this to you but outside of microscopic Reddit bubbles like r/fuckcars and similar, people generally don't have a problem with car infrastructure and cars as a whole and most people see cyclists as the vegans of the transport world.
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1. hnpolicestate ◴[23 Aug 25 00:56 UTC] No.44991868[source]▶
HN loathes cars.
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2. AlexeyBelov ◴[23 Aug 25 12:23 UTC] No.44995470[source]▶
I'm not sure. In any discussion that's somewhat adjacent to transportation there are a lot of pro-car people that discuss the best type of a car (ICE or electric).