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Robot cars are no longer being put to the test on New York City streets.
A pair of permits issued last year that allowed Waymo to test its autonomous vehicle technology in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan expired March 31, a Department of Transportation spokesperson confirmed to THE CITY Friday.
But it’s unclear what comes next in New York for the company’s so-called robotaxis that are already in use without drivers in 10 U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not yet articulated a position on the technology, whose testing was given the green light last August by his predecessor at City Hall, Eric Adams. A City Hall spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment from THE CITY.
Waymo, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, had been operating eight robot cars — with a “trained safety specialist” behind the wheel at all times — in Downtown Brooklyn and south of 112th Street in Manhattan since last year.
Waymo did not report any collisions involving the eight autonomous vehicles, or AVs, in the city, according to NYC DOT. The company declined to share with THE CITY any findings from its months of testing,
Read more here about the hurdles ahead for AVs in NYC.
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Before Frank Carone became the chief of staff to then-Mayor Eric Adams, he was building a company to provide cash advances to doctors awaiting no-fault insurance payouts. Three of the recruiters he hired for that business, including another friend of Adams, were charged last week with running a massive fraud ring. Carone, now a private power broker who hasn’t been charged with any wrongdoing, has said he’s a victim of their scheme. Read more here.
Monday, April 6: Join Lance Horne for an evening celebrating his 400th performance of Mondays in the Club, where serious musical lovers, amateur singers and Broadway professionals sing together at Club Cumming in the East Village. Free, at 6:30 p.m. RSVP here.
Tuesday, April 7: Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Park Horticulture Helpers this spring to learn some basic gardening skills in Highland Park. Free, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. RVSP here.
Tuesday, April 7: Join the Sylvan Winds for their first concert at the Hungarian House with a program celebrating Hungarian music and culture. Free, at 7:30 p.m. Register here.
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