Human driving will become illegal starting in city centers, then broadening out

Human driving will become illegal starting in city centers, then broadening out | you'll start with city centers, right? And you'll be illegal to drive in the city centers. Then it'll slowly broaden out from there.

you'll start with city centers, right? And you'll be illegal to drive in the city centers. Then it'll slowly broaden out from there.

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      "source": "https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-15/waymo-s-ban-in-manhattan-shows-how-not-to-regulate-autonomous-vehicles",
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