New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan

Waymo’s big chance to bring its robotaxis to the state of New York has been thwarted — for now. New York Governor Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal that would have amended vehicle and traffic laws to effectively legalize robotaxis in the state outside of New York City. Hochul spokesperson Sean Butler confirmed to TechCrunch that the proposal has been pulled. “Based on conversations with stakeholders, including in the legislature, it was clear that the support was not there to advance this proposal,” Butler ...