In blue cities across the country, unions and politicians want to ban self-driving cars. In this episode from the Search Engine podcast, PJ Vogt visits Boston to sort the facts from the propaganda. (Part two of a <a href="https://freakonomics.com/is-this-the-end-of-driving/" rel="noopener noreferrer">two-part series</a>.)
 
<ul>
 <li>SOURCES:
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 <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-richardson-4527666/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Carl Richardson</a>, ADA coordinator for the Massachusetts State House, president of the Guide Dog Users of Massachusetts.</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/gabriela-coletta-zapata" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gabriela Coletta Zapata</a>, Boston City councilor from District 1.</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/julia-mejia" rel="noopener noreferrer">Julia Mejia</a>, Boston City councilor at-large.</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.understandingai.org/about" rel="noopener noreferrer">Timothy B. Lee</a>, author of Understanding AI newsletter.</li>
 </ul></li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
 <li>RESOURCES:
 <ul>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-hits-a-rough-patch-in-washington-dc/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Waymo Hits a Rough Patch in Washington, DC</a>," by Aarian Marshall (WIRED, 2026).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/881354/new-york-drops-plan-to-legalize-robotaxis-waymo" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York drops plan to legalize robotaxis in setback for Waymo</a>," by Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge, 2026).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.understandingai.org/p/waymos-next-five-cities-are-all-in" rel="noopener noreferrer">Waymo’s next five cities are all in red states</a>," by Timothy B. Lee and Kai Williams (Understanding AI, 2025).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/opinion/waymo-boston-disabilities-independence/" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Waymo could mean for Bostonians with disabilities: independence at their fingertips</a>," by Carl Richardson (Boston Globe, 2025).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPe8clxS8wk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Planning, Development and Transportation on July 24, 2025</a>," (Boston City Council, 2025).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/technology/uber-lyft-drivers-unionize-massachusetts.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ride-Hailing Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize</a>," by Eli Tan (The New York Times, 2024).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://jacobin.com/2024/08/east-coast-longshoremen-strike-automation" rel="noopener noreferrer">East Coast Longshore Workers May Soon Strike</a>," by Joe Demanuelle-Hall (Jacobin, 2024).</li>
 </ul></li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
 <li>EXTRAS:
 <ul>
 <li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-fascinatingly-mundane-secrets-of-the-worlds-most-exclusive-nightclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub</a>," by Freakonomics Radio (2024).</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.searchengine.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Search Engine</a>, podcast by PJ Vogt.</li>
 </ul></li>
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