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The coming Waymo monopoly

Waymo is expanding. Its rivals are not.

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Timothy B. Lee
Feb 05, 2024
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There are currently four non-Chinese companies making serious efforts to build driverless taxis, and there has been news about all four of them in recent weeks.

Reuters reports that GM is planning to slash spending on its Cruise subsidiary by $1 billion in 2024. This decision comes on the heels of an October crash that led to the indefinite suspension of…

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