Need for driver's licenses is going to collapse over the next few years

Need for driver's licenses is going to collapse over the next few years | But the need won't be as much and certainly it's going to collapse over the next few years.

But the need won't be as much and certainly it's going to collapse over the next few years.

Driver's license need collapsing: Waymo 1M rides/week target end-2026 (from 250K). Tesla Robotaxi Austin, Cybercab pending. Still, 95% of US adults have licenses April 2026.

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