Requiring steering wheels in driverless Waymos is pure safety theatre, critic says
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-08
The author argues NHTSA rules forcing Waymo robotaxis to keep steering wheels are pure safety theatre — a wheel passengers can barely reach could never prevent an accident, showing regulators are a generation behind.
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