Waymo and its self-driving cars face steep opposition in Boston

Waymo recently mapped the city’s streets, prompting officials and drivers to sound the alarm over self-driving cars.

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In cities like San Francisco and Phoenix, autonomous vehicles are a part of everyday life thanks to Waymo. This year, the company deployed manned vehicles to map the streets of Greater Boston, seemingly paving the way for it to bring its fleet of self-driving cars to the area in the near future. But a number of significant roadblocks remain, and a deep skepticism, if not outright hostility, is palpable among many local officials.

That distrust was on full display Thursday, when the Boston City Council hosted a hearing on the possibility of autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating in the city…

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