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Comment by ilamont

2 days ago

I note the Toronto announcement cites job creation in the very first sentence. I live near another snowy city where Waymo has been teased, but has yet to have any significant presence:

https://waymo.com/blog/shorts/back-to-boston/

There apparently is a concerted effort to deny Waymo the legislative changes it needs, driven by a concern about job loss:

https://autonomousboston.com/massachusetts/waymo-opposition

They've been testing fairly regularly in the Cambridge/Somerville area. I do wonder how they'll manage in the snow/winter weather