Debate over Autonomous Vehicles Heads to DC Council

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D.C. Council weighs future of automated ridesharing vehicles that draw the ire of unions

A D.C. Council committee held a public hearing Monday on automated ridesharing vehicles legislation over the objections of local unions.

Future of driverless vehicles, robotaxis to be debated by DC Council

D.C. could take a step toward allowing autonomous vehicles, including robotaxis, to operate on city streets. The D.C. Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment will hold a public hearing Monday, which could lay the groundwork for companies operating autonomous vehicles, or AVs, in the District. Related stories As DC weighs robotaxis, new report looks at how driverless vehicles could reshape jobs and cities …

D.C.’s Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 has room for improvement

A version of the following testimony was presented before the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment in its hearing on Bill 26-284, the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026. Thank you for the opportunity to offer our organization’s perspective on Bill 26-684. My name is Marc Scribner, and I serve as senior transportation policy analyst at Reason Foundation. Reason Founda…

Debate over autonomous vehicles heads to DC Council

A major debate over the future of transportation in the District heads to City Hall on Monday as councilmembers take up a bill that could open the door for autonomous vehicles on D.C. streets.