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Wednesday’s Headlines Need Waymo Evidence on Robotaxis

New data from Waymo seems to indicate its self-driving cars are getting safer. But wait until you hear about Tesla.

  • After a series of very public setbacks, self-driving car manufacturer Waymo is releasing reams of safety data in hopes that transparency will rebuild consumer confidence (The Verge). Meanwhile,Tesla employees have been literally teaching its cars to disobey traffic laws in "autopilot" mode, reasoning that they want the cars to act more like humans (Business Insider).
  • The libertarian magazine Reason argues that cities shouldn't be regulated because they're popular, without ever examining any of the reasons why.
  • New Urbanists say that Arizona's car-free development Culdesac Tempe is living up to the hype. (CNU Public Square)
  • Philadelphia leaders continue to push the Pennsylvania legislature for transit funding to avoid a SEPTA fare hike. (KYW)
  • A Portland city commissioner who's running for mayor has received 150 parking tickets over the past 20 years and had her license suspended six times. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
  • WFAE advises the Charlotte city council to take another look at a shorter Silver Line to win support for a transit tax referendum.
  • Here are the 15 Dallas roads with the most deadly crashes. (Morning News)
  • A new study recommends an overhaul for Denver's wide and fast Speer Boulevard. (Denverite)
  • Columbus, Ohio, has a serious case of FOMO when it comes to bus rapid transit. (Dispatch)
  • As drivers continue to kill people at high rates in the metro Washington, D.C. area, police are ticketing cyclists for riding too fast on bike trails. (YouTube)
  • Copenhagen is 75 percent of the way toward its goal of being carbon-neutral by 2025. (Le Monde)

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