How Robotaxis Are Making Headway, Glitches and All
THE SO WHAT
Robotaxis are finally operating at scale—but with enough glitches and regulatory friction that full autonomy is a negotiated privilege, not a guaranteed endpoint. If your roadmap assumes cheap, ubiquitous AV logistics, treat it as a scenario to test, not a baseline to bank on.
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