Autonomous driving giant Waymo pushes B.C. to allow self-driving cars on provincial roads

Autonomous driving giant Waymo pushes B.C. to allow self-driving cars on provincial roads

Autonomous driving giant has rolled out its fleet to more U.S. cities, with designs on global expansion, and has stepped up lobbying in Canada

Waymo pushes B.C. to allow self-driving cars on provincial roads

B.C. prohibits the use of fully autonomous cars, labelling them an “emerging technology,” but self-driving taxi company Waymo has been working hard to change the government’s mind. Silicon-Valley-headquartered Waymo has been on a global push to expand its service, launching in four more U.S. cities in February — in Texas, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio; and in Florida, Orlando — and has enlisted lobbyists to push Victoria on putting B.C. citie…