Episode 11: Cities Pushing Back on Waymo + Our Most Memorable Road Trips

Waymo in Cities – David & Wes explore why cities are beginning to push back on Waymo and other robotaxi companies, and what that resistance reveals about local control, safety, and trust in emerging technologies. Using Boston’s response as a case study, they dig into the tensions between innovation narratives and municipal responsibility. Listeners will come away with a clearer understanding of why cities are asserting themselves now, what’s at stake in these confrontations, and how regulation shapes the future of automated mobility. Today, we're also talking about: 🔹 Memorable road trips & how they shaped our thinking about transportation, freedom, & access 🔹 The purported death of a major eBike player & what that signals about the micromobility market 🔹 New words for access & why the language we use matters for how transportation problems get framed Then, we take listener questions and partake in some rail drinks... stay tuned for bi-weekly conversations about transportation.  Some additional resources: ‘Attack on our way of life’: Debate around autonomous vehicles heats up in Boston The rise and fall of Rad Power Bikes: From breakout success to the brink of shutdown CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death   Music by Charlie Van Stee (courtesy of bensound) Email us at [email protected] or find us at www.davidzipper.com and www.wesmarshall.org