Are US Cities Ready for the Robotaxi Revolution? (Josh Naramore)

About this episode

The episode discusses the readiness of US cities for the robotaxi revolution and how they can manage its impact on local transportation goals.

Robotaxis from companies like Waymo are already rolling onto roads across America, whehter or not cities are ready for them. How can cities take back their power and put shared autonomous vehicles in their proper place, understand what impact they're having on local transportation goals, and avoid amplifying some of the worst impacts of old-school car dependency? Today on The Brake, we're talking to Josh Naramore of the National Association of City Transportation Officials, which released a new report on how cities can meet the robotaxi revolution, and do it on their terms. And if they do it right, they can do it without losing momentum on building livable streets for people outside cars, too.

People in this episode

Guest: Josh Naramore

Topics covered

• robotaxis
• autonomous vehicles
• city transportation
• car dependency
• livable streets

Keywords

• robotaxi
• Waymo
• autonomous vehicles
• city transportation
• car dependency
• livable streets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Association of City Transportation Officials, Waymo

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