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Uber and Lyft drivers rally against driverless taxis
- Rideshare drivers including Uber and Lyft rallied outside the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday to protest driverless taxis.
- The protest arose because Waymo has begun testing autonomous vehicles on Boston streets without a set timeline to launch full driverless services.
- Drivers like Fernin Castro fear losing work opportunities and voice concerns that driverless cars can increase accidents and reduce rider experience quality.
- Waymo stated it aims to be the world's most trusted driver, committed to safety, community engagement, and improving transportation accessibility and sustainability.
- The rally highlights local opposition to driverless taxis, while some residents remain curious or open to the new technology expanding in Boston.
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Uber and Lyft drivers rally against driverless taxis | News Channel 3-12
By Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story Massachusetts (WBZ) — Boston may soon join a growing list of cities experimenting with driverless taxis. Waymo, the self-driving car company, has already begun testing its technology on Boston streets, and people are divided on whether this new era of transportation is something to embrace or resist. Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have already hit the roads in cities like San Francisco and Phoe…
Uber and Lyft drivers rally against driverless taxis
By Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story Massachusetts (WBZ) — Boston may soon join a growing list of cities experimenting with driverless taxis. Waymo, the self-driving car company, has already begun testing its technology on Boston streets, and people are divided on whether this new era of transportation is something to embrace or resist. Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have already hit the roads in cities like San Francisco and Phoe…
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An unusual request during an application trip generated a stir on social media. It all started when a young man shared on X (ex Twitter) the story of his friend, who works as a driver of Uber.A special viral channel of La Voz“A friend makes Uber and they just threw this one at him, the crazy ones are modernized,” the user wrote when publishing the capture of the chat.In the message that the passenger sent to the driver before he started the trip…
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