Waymo announced today that it intends to launch a fully autonomous robotaxi service in New York City - but first it needs to change state law to permit its vehicles to operate with safety drivers behind the wheel. The Alphabet-owned company said it has applied for a permit from the city's Department of Transportation to [...]

Earlier this week, Elon Musk posted an image of Tesla's robotaxi service area in Austin, Texas, that was in the shape of a penis. Hilarious, I know, but more importantly: it appeared that Tesla's map was slightly larger than Waymo's service area, which covers just 37 square miles in Austin. Today, Waymo announced its own [...]