New Orleans and Jefferson Parish are aiming to standardize a set of proposed robotaxi regulations before companies like Waymo roll out driverless testing on area roads, officials said Thursday.
The proposed rules would treat for-hire autonomous vehicles as taxicab companies.
District E Councilmember Jason Hughes expressed skepticism that driverless cars will be able to contend with New Orleans driving culture.
Way more cities Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, has more than doubled the number of cities where it operates this year.
No one was injured, though local authorities said they lacked a legal mechanism to ticket driverless cars, a scenario the City Council is looking to avoid.