Labor unions representing delivery drivers, transportation workers, truck drivers, and Uber and Lyft drivers protested against Waymo outside Boston’s City Hall on Thursday, July 24. The protests come amid City Council hearings scheduled on the subject of the impacts of driverless cars on city streets.
City leaders said they needed to navigate multiple concerns about how autonomous vehicles would operate on Boston’s roadways.
“We also have issues with doubled-parked cars, ride-shares, and delivery vehicles. There is also nonstop road construction during the summer — street closings as well,” said City Councilor Ed Flynn at the hearing, which was reported by WBZ-TV CBS News Boston. “And in winter, we have snow banks.”…