Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Launching in Nashville. Is That a Good Thing?
Waymo’s self-driving vehicles are already on the streets of Nashville, running tests as they prepare for launch later this year. Is that a good thing? Andrew Hawkins, transportation editor at The Verge, joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to explain how the service works, the concerns in other cities, and everything else we need to know about the robots sharing our roads.
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