Plans for autonomous vehicles stall in the Washington region (opens in new tab)

There are currently 11 US cities where you can hail a fully driverless taxi. DC is not yet one of them. Autonomous vehicles can operate without a human driver by using software, cameras, and sensors. The sector leader is Waymo, an Alphabet subsidiary, but competition is catching up. Nvidia and Uber announced a partnership to bring robotaxis to 28 cities globally by 2028, and Tesla, Zoox, and Nuro are also emerging actors in the AV taxi market. AVs are classified on a scale based on how much t...