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Senators grill Waymo and Tesla over robotaxi safety, liability, and China

  • Andrew J. Hawkins--The Verge
  • published date: 2026-02-04 22:31:01 UTC

During a two-hour hearing in the US Senate Wednesday, top executives from Waymo and Tesla urged lawmakers to take action on long-stalled legislation to speed the deployment of self-driving cars on public roads. But after two hours of Q&A around a number of ho…

<ul><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul> Waymo and Tesla urged lawmakers to pass legislation to regulate autonomous vehicles or risk getting lapped by China. But the senators didnt sound like they were … [+9028 chars]